18 Jun, 2009

Nginx XSLT Module for REST Servers

Posted by Bhavin Turakhia | (3) Comments

I just came across the Nginx XSLT module and had an epiphany. The module essentially accepts an HTTP request, passes it through to the backend server, receives XML from the backend server, and converts the XML to HTML by applying XSLT transforms as per XSLT stylesheets available.

So now one can essentially focus solely on a REST-XML-HTTP API when building out an application, and expose the same as an API as well as a web app by simply creating XSLT files that transform the XML into HTML. Kickass!!!

12 Jun, 2009

Directi Launches Designchef.com

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After the tremendous success of CodeChef - a one-of-its-kind, non-commercial, multi-platform online coding competition – we have launched another community contest intiiative – DesignChef.com

DesignChef will feature ongoing community contests targetted to design professionals, usability experts, ux specialists, interaction designers, front-end developers and the likes.

Saunter by and check out our July contest at DesignChef – and win cash prizes. Like CodeChef, DesignChef is a non-profit initiative, currently managed and sponsored by Directi. We hope to grow it into a community of thousands of usability and design professionals worldwide.