Features: Tracking Packages with RSS
by Yakov Shafranovich
Using XSLT and UPS's Web services, Yakov Shafranovich builds a package tracking app with RSS.
Python and XML: Writing and Reading XML with XIST
by Uche Ogbuji
In Uche Ogbuji's latest Python and XML column he introduces XIST, which has been called "object-oriented XSLT for Python" -- a framework for manipulating XML Pythonically.
XML-Deviant: Deconstructing Certification
by Micah Dubinko
Micah Dubinko asks what business and personal value XML certification might have.
Features: XML on a Chip
by Jimmy Zhang
Jimmy Zhang asks whether custom processors can speed XML applications, and whether they can speed them enough to be worth the effort.
Features: Comparing XSLT and XQuery
by J. David Eisenberg
J. David Eisenberg asks, and answers, a vital question: if I already know XSLT, should I also learn XQuery? Get up to speed on the W3C's XML native programming language.
XML-Deviant: Models with Character
by Micah Dubinko
Micah Dubinko tallies up the score in the new W3C specification, called "charmod" colloquially, about the use of Unicode in XML applications.
The Restful Web: Show Me the Code
by Joe Gregorio
Joe Gregorio returns with another Restful Web column, taking up the issue of designing a REST protocol for your application.
Features: Getting Started with XQuery
by Bob DuCharme
Bob DuCharme, our intrepid XSLT explorer, turns his attentions to XQuery, the new programming language for XML.
Python and XML: Gems from the Mines: 2002 to 2003
by Uche Ogbuji
Uche Ogbuji's Python and XML column returns with a recurring theme: mining the archives of the Python XML SIG list for lost and hidden gems.
Features: Sarissa to the Rescue
by Emmanouil Batsis
Want to build very dynamic web interfaces like Google? Then you'll need to manage cross-browser XML compatability issues. And you'll need Sarissa.
Rich Salz: The xml:id Conundrum
by Rich Salz
Rich Salz asks how the xml:id conundrum, and the interaction with XML Canonicalization, should be solved.
XML-Deviant: The Google Wake-Up Call
by Micah Dubinko
Micah Dubinko explains how Google's excellent assembly of existing pieces is raising the bar for everyone else.
Features: REST Reporting
by Eric Gropp
Eric Gropp describes the design of a REST web service for creating paper reports using XSLT and XSLFO.
Features: Eat Drink Feel Good Markup Language
by Aaron Straup Cope
Aaron Straup Cope describes the pros and cons of making his Eatdrinkfeelgood Markup Language more RDF compatible.
XML-Deviant: What Next, XML?
by Micah Dubinko
Micah Dubinko debuts as the new XML-Deviant columnist with a look at the recent debate about the future of XML. Will there ever be an XML 2.0?
Features: Very Dynamic Web Interfaces
by Drew McLellan
Drew McLellan explains how to use XMLHTTPRequest and Javascript to create web applications with very dynamic, smooth interfaces.
Features: Comparing CSS and XSL: A Reply from Norm Walsh
by Norman Walsh
Norm Walsh responds to a recent article about CSS and XSL, explaining how and when and why you'd want to use XSLFO or CSS or XSLT.
Features: Top 10 XForms Engines
by Micah Dubinko
Micah Dubinko, one of the gurus of XForms, offers a rundown on the state of XForms engines for 2005.
Transforming XML: The XSLT 2.0 Data Model
by Bob DuCharme
Bob DuCharme, in his latest Transforming XML column, examines the XPath 2.0, hence the XSLT 2.0, data model.
XML Tourist: The Silent Soundtrack
by John E. Simpson
In this installation of XML Tourist, John E. Simpson presents an overview of the types of sound-to-text captioning available. Pinpointing closed captioning as the most suitable for use with computerized multimedia, he then explains how XML-based solutions address synchronization issues.
Features: An Introduction to TMAPI
by Robert Barta, Oliver Leimig
TMAPI, a Java Topic Map API, is the standard way to interact with XML Topic Maps programmatically from Java. This article provides a tutorial for TMAPI.
Features: Hacking Open Office
by Peter Sefton
Peter Sefton shows us how to use XML tools to hack Open Office file formats.
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