This is the project page for SecondString, an open-source Java-based package of approximate string-matching techniques. This code was developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University from the Center for Automated Learning and Discovery, the Department of Statistics, and the Center for Computer and Communications Security.
SecondString is intended primarily for researchers in information integration and other scientists. It does or will include a range of string-matching methods from a variety of communities, including statistics, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, and databases. It also includes tools for systematically evaluating performance on test data. It is not designed for use on very large data sets.
The java configurator located under org.policy.config is a powerful way of intializing a system. In addition, it is possible to load the application with different properties and even with a completely different functionality without having to recompile the code. This HOW-TO describes how this configurator can be used.
Axis2: Why bother? The Axis team is kicking up a big fuss about their recent release of Axis 2 (1.0!) Surprisingly, this library is so so abysmally bad, that I have yet to find someone who has managed to successfully use it.
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