Topincs
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Topincs is a software for rapid development of web databases and web applications. It is based on
Topic Maps
. A Topincs web database makes information accessible through browsing very much like a Wiki. Editing a page on a subject is done through forms rather than markup editing. A web database can be tailored into a web application to provide specific user groups a contextualized approach to the data.
All modeling and development tasks are performed in the
. The client works on any standards-compliant web browser on desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. The layout is automatically adjusted to smaller screens.The programmatic access to data is done via a virtual object-oriented programming interface which is set up over the schema in a few minutes. It is interpreted rather than generated. Portions of the database can be pulled into memory to accelerate bulk access.
Features
- Browseable data
- High-quality web forms
- Little to no programming
- Development done in the browser, no other tools required
- Client runs in any standard-compliant web browser
- Virtual object-oriented programming interface
- User interface adjusts to screen size
- Supports desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones
- Flexible data modeling
Challenges
- Requires rethinking the development process and dropping many hard learned habits
- Requires a familiarity with two ISO standards ISO 13259 and 19756
- Forms cannot be easily adjusted in layout and behavior
- Server installation difficult and prone to error
License
Topincs can be used in a private network for any purpose for free. The use in a public network is restricted to non-commercial applications.
See also
- Topic Maps
- Rapid application development
- Metamodeling
References
- Cerny, Robert (2007). "Topincs – A RESTful Web Service Interface For Topic Maps". Leveraging the Semantics of Topic Maps. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 4438. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 175–183. ISBN 978-3-540-71944-1.
- Cerny, Robert (2008). "Topincs Wiki – A Topic Maps Powered Wiki". Scaling Topic Maps. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 4999. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 57–65. ISBN 978-3-540-70873-5.
- Cerny, Robert (2011). "Topincs: A Software for Rapid Development of Web Databases". KMIS 2011 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing, Paris, France, 26–29 October 2011. SciTePress. pp. 187–194. Retrieved 2013-01-24.