Takes a look at how to extend the functionality of an open-source program without actually changing the source code.

Editor in Chief Amit Asaravala recommends that before you think globally, make sure your business is sound locally.

XML is indisputably the long-awaited lingua franca for defining and transmitting structured data. With a little help from XSL, it can also generate C++ code for you.

Whether focused on AOP generality, utility, or functionality, one may encounter some false concepts that get in the way. Dr. Dobb's.

The author discusses the experience of using ANTLR, with an introduction to the tool. (Gary L. Schaps / Dr. Dobb's Journal)

It's common practice to use assertions to check invariants at runtime, but assertions can be equally useful at compile time for doing things like checking arrays for proper size and order.

Takes a look at the relationship between XML and CORBA and explores the topic of versioning.

Discusses various alternatives of passing XML-defined data between client and server. Concludes with a brief discussion of SOAP and Web Services and how they relate to CORBA.

Compares SOAP and IIOP and then concludes that Web services and CORBA are not rivals, but instead are complementary.

Describes CORBA Portable Interceptors, which are objects that an ORB invokes in the path of an operation invocation to monitor or modify the behavior of the invocation transparently.