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Web Services: REST vs SOAP
In the world of web services, two major client-to-server communication systems dominate the field. These systems exist to standardize the mediums and format of communication between clients and servers. Originally developed by Microsoft, the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) was used for almost every web service, but nowadays the Representational State Transfer (REST) is used in 83%¹ or more of API integrations. REST has grown in popularity as many developers seek to easily create cloud or mobile apps, or automated business applications that leverage SaaS, PaaS, or LaaS apps, although SOAP still dominates in production enterprise-level web services. In order to compare and contrast these systems, it should be explained that SOAP and REST should not be compared directly since SOAP is intended to be a protocol while REST is a software architectural style. In web services, a protocol is… Read More »Web Services: REST vs SOAP
Glaucoma, a Nervous Pathway to a Cure
Glaucoma stricken patients can rejoice at the recent strides made to understand the genetic and biological underpinnings of the world’s second-leading cause of blindness. The disease, affecting 70-80 million people worldwide, has no known cure, and ultimately leads to blindness for those stricken, despite the world’s best efforts. That is, until now. Scientists around the world from Australia to the United States have recently unveiled inspiring findings that may yield novel methods of preventative care, and, eventually, a path to a cure. A collaboration between world-class universities has yielded unprecedented results with a potential cure of glaucoma in animal trials. So much so that the University of Toronto and the University of California, Berkeley, have filed for a patent for the treatment. The senior authors John Flanagan, and Karsten Gronert, from the University of California Berkeley, utilized naturally occurring, small… Read More »Glaucoma, a Nervous Pathway to a Cure
Wearables and the Future of Tech
The intersection of biology and technology has been and continues to be a platform for creative solutions in the real-world in-part inspired by sci-fi, but more wholly inspired by the human condition and the incessant desire to improve life, reduce suffering, and have fun along the way. With the advent of computing technology and modern electronics, humanity has propelled itself into a position where almost every problem plaguing humanity and the natural world can be solved now or in the foreseeable future. Not without hardship and adjustment, of course, as revolutions are bound to sneak in unforeseen problems. Though, many aware of the advancements around the world are hopeful and optimistic for good reason. This article intends to educate and inspire readers with gristle for an argument for a future closer to utopia than humanity has ever been before. An… Read More »Wearables and the Future of Tech
