Reviews for Mashup Patterns: Designs and Examples for the Modern Enterprise

The average rating for Mashup Patterns: Designs and Examples for the Modern Enterprise based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-08-17 00:00:00 Rosalyn Watson Where the Sum is Greater Than the Parts One of the issues for business analysts is the effective reuse of existing internal information systems as well as making use of external data streams available from government, the public, business partners and even competitors. I found this book to be an excellent managerial level overview of the art of the possible. In Web 2.0 parlance a "mashup" occurs when two or more sources are combined on a single web page. The simplest of these might be including a link to MapQuest to the web page showing the customer how to drive to your business, or an insert attached to an external book review, where the book's image, price and availability are displayed from Amazon. Ogrinz catalogs some 47 different approaches (or "patterns") for designing such systems, and 8 roads to ruin ("anti-patterns") that sound tempting and should not be tried. Well, unless you're a hacker or don't intend to stay employed. ;-) If you are in a decision making position with respect to the application and implementation of information systems relevant to your department or if you are a Web 2.0 entrepreneur looking to create the next great app, I'd consider this book to be a great source of ideas. I was intrigued the innovative nature of the many examples that tied the book to the real world and the author's ability help one see computer applications in a new light. I was able to The final section on case studies cemented my high esteem. There were a couple that were disappointing (lack of detail or just promotional "we are a success" just because we did a project). In a couple of cases I was able to find the actual project. A very practical book. Recommended.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-12-25 00:00:00 Priscilla Dominguez Creating Web Pages for Dummies