I am currently working with ESRI’s ArcGIS Server 9.2/9.3 (Java edition). This software is fairly new to me and so I decided to collect bits and pieces of information about the software itself and how to program with it. As other people working with this software will verify, documentation on this software is, in short, “lacking”. I am not trying to override the official documentation that ESRI provides, I am merely trying to organize my thoughts about this software. This might come in handy for my current team members, other people working with this software or even to myself a few years down the road!
Specifically, I am trying to target the following topics for now:
- General architecture of the ArcGIS Server (primarily 9.2, currently evaluating the new REST style architecture of 9.3 so that might be covered also).
- Java Web ADF (9.2).
- Flex API (9.3).
- JavaScript API (this is optional for me right now).
Code samples may or may not be present. I will try to provide some.
Comments are welcome. I understand that I am fairly new to this and so I may not be “getting it correct” all the time. Part of the reason for writing this blog is to make sure that my understanding is consistent with others experienced with this software.