My Projects
This page is shows information about projects that I am current working on outside of my day job as Senior Manager at BearingPoint.
Famiva - where families live online
Famiva is a private social network, genealogy and collaboration platform designed for families. Built on Ruby on Rails and Java, Famiva sports powerful yet easy-to-use features that allow families to connect, share photos and stories, keep up with events, etc. Famiva is a free service. Learn more by visiting Famiva.com or the Famiva Blog.
Enterprise Ruby
I am working on two Ruby projects aimed at improving enterprise support for Ruby, both targeted towards XML and web services.
RDIL
RDIL stands for Requirements Definition and Illustration Language. It is a domain-specific language for defining web application requirements using natural-language syntax. Using RDIL, you can define application structure, navigation, look and feel and layout, data types and other behavior using a simple RDIL source file. RDIL Generators are able to take this source file and generate HTML prototype, implementation specific code and other artifacts. Visit the RDIL RubyForge project page for downloads and more information.
ROXML
ROXML is a Ruby Objects to XML mapping library. With simple annotations, it allows Ruby objects to be marshalled back and forth from XML with custom mapping. This way, developers can create Ruby objects according to their Object Oriented design, and XML support without having to work with low-level Hash maps and XML elements. More information about ROXML can be found on the ROXML homepage and the project page.
Uddi4r
Uddi4r provides Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) inquiry services for Ruby with the aim of supporting dynamic discovery in Service-Oriented Architectures. My goal with this project is make Ruby and especially Rails be first-class citizens in the SOA tools space. More information about Uddi4r can be found on the uddi4r project page. You can learn about uddi4r at the Enterprise Ruby Conference 2007 in Columbus Ohio.
