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Convert XML to JSON using XSLT
With increasing service reuse came the need for portable data formats, XML was one of the first widely used, but lately JSON is in bloom.
I needed to convert XML into JSON format for easier consumption on the client, so here’s an article describing the way to do it using XSLT with code and examples.
CSV-related tools and resources – AwesomeCSV
The URL: https://github.com/secretGeek/AwesomeCSV The following content was taken from GitHub, authored by Leon Bambrick.
Kasaya
A “WYSIWYG” (kind of) scripting language and runtime for browser automation https://github.com/syscolabs/kasaya
Presto
Presto is an open source distributed SQL query engine for running interactive analytic queries against data sources of all sizes ranging from gigabytes to petabytes. https://prestodb.io/
q – Text as Data
q is a command line tool that allows direct execution of SQL-like queries on CSVs/TSVs (and any other tabular text files). q treats ordinary files as database tables, and supports all SQL constructs, such as WHERE, GROUP BY, JOINs etc. It supports automatic column name and column type detection, and provides full support for multiple […]
Lifesaving snippets
A wild mix of snippets that make my life easier.
git source control with a local repository (no server)
Even when working alone or on simple projects, I like to have the benefits of source control – history, branching, and backup. Here are the common steps that need to be taken to use git in this scenario.
Greentube Internet Entertainment
As a generalist in the role of technical project manager, I am working with software projects from many perspectives.
Util Folder
I’ve got a Util folder where I keep some utilities, most of them are web-development related. I keep it in Dropbox so I can easily update it and get it when and wherever I need it.
New times, new words
What does it all mean – Smartphone face, BlackBerry prayer, Facebook facelift, Continuous partial attention, Attentional blink
Vienna districts in numbers
I created an interactive data visualization, written in JavaScript, based on the open data. This is a post about how it came to be.