Yet Another Markup Language

We mentioned several times that we have to make our online resources to be readable to machines. XML is a format created to accomplish this. There comes another similar language - YAML, which stands for 'YAML Ain't Markup Language'. In this article, I am going to briefly talk about this language.

Introduction to Session Hijacking

With the emergence of Web 2.0, people increasingly share their information online. Very often, this information is not intended to be shared with everyone. Hence, it becomes important for websites to restrict access to certain resources.

The Semantic Web as a component of Web 3.0

It has been more than five years since the term ‘Web 2.0’ was discussed in the O’Reilly Media conference in 2004. And now people are speculating what Web 3.0 will be like. In this article, I intend to share about my views on Web 3.0. I will first talk about some backgrounds, followed by a discussion on semantic web – a popular belief of Web 3.0.

Introduction

This blog is created as a homework assignment for the course CSIS7306 - Web Technologies offered by the Department of Computer Science, the University of Hong Kong in Fall 2010. The instructor of this course is Dr. Thomas Lee.

All published articles and comments are intended for academic discussion only. While the author strikes to ensure accuracy in all publications, correctness is not guaranteed. You are welcome and encouraged to point out any errors.