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Practical XML for the Web - Part 3
glasshaus
November 11 2002
This excerpt from Chapter 8 of "Practical XML for the Web" sets the scene for server-side XML, and shows what you can do with it, by way of a parallel example done in ASP, PHP, and JSP.

Practical XML for the Web - Part 2
glasshaus
November 4, 2002
This excerpt from Chapter 5 of "Practical XML for the Web" introduces XSLT, going through the basics of using it to transform XML on the client-side, by way of easy-to-follow tutorial examples. This weeks installment covers Specifying Stylesheets for Different Browsers, Creating a Table of Contents with XSLT, Separating Design from Content, and more! From glasshaus.

Practical XML for the Web glasshaus
October 28, 2002
This excerpt from Chapter 5 of "Practical XML for the Web" introduces XSLT, going through the basics of using it to transform XML on the client-side, by way of easy-to-follow tutorial examples. From Glasshaus.

XML Family of Specifications: A Practical Guide by Ken Sall
updated July 1, 2002
This is the official home page for WDVL's XML maintainer's XML Family of Specifications: A Practical Guide. Even if you don't own the book, you'll find 900 XML-related links here, as well as every code example from the book. Especially useful is the Big Picture imagemap.

XML Schema Resources
updated July 1, 2002
WDVL's collection of specifications, articles, presentations, software, and Web sites related to XML Schema, RELAX NG, and SOAP.

SVG Resources
updated July 1, 2002
Extensive listing of Scalable Vector Graphics resources: W3C spec and DTDs, SVG FAQs, SVG Tutorials, SVG Viewers and Plugins, SVG Authoring Tools, SVG Converters, SVG Toolkits, SVG Articles, and more.

XML Syntax and Parsing Concepts by Ken Sall
March 29, 2002
Sample chapter from the book. As XML continues to mature, developers need to understand how this standard and its related technologies are revolutionizing software development. XML Family of Specifications: A Practical Guide provides a complete roadmap for understanding how XML, XSL, XML Schema, and related specifications interlink to create powerful, real-world applications.

XML Software Guide

by Ken Sall
updated January 27, 2002
A compendium of software currently available for XML: XML/XSL/Schema editors, parsers, browsers, database and content management support, APIs, and special-purpose software, other XML software lists, and more. The WDVL XML Software Guide includes a brief description of each tool, whether it is freeware or a commercial product, and the platforms on which it is available. The guide contains over 100 entries to date. The XML Software Guide contains a handy What's New section. Attention XML Vendors: Use this submission form to send descriptions of new or updated products. E-mailed submissions cannot be processed.

XML Resources
updated July 1, 2002
Although the current page is WDVL's top-level set of XML resources, visit our XML Resources page for an even more extensive collection. WDVL's XML Resources page includes sections covering:

• Introductory Material,
• FAQs,
• References,
• Major XML Sites,
• News and Mailing Lists,
• Technical Details,
• Books, and more.

See these related WDVL sections:

• XSL (XSL-FO, XSLT, XPath) - extensive update January 27, 2002
• XSLT and XPath history
• XLink and XPointer - updated January 27, 2002
• XHTML
• XML Schema - extensive update January 27, 2002
• SVG - extensive update January 27, 2002
• DOM (see also DOM)
• SOAP
• SMIL
• VoiceXML
• XML Query [W3C site]

Early Adopter VoiceXML: Part 3
Wrox Press
This third and final installment of Chapter 7 examines the VoiceXML Stylesheet. This book is for those professional developers who wish to add a new language to their toolkit, and want to be in a position to take advantage of the imminent explosion in voice- enabled applications.

Early Adopter VoiceXML: Part 2
Wrox Press
This second installment of Chapter 7 looks at creating a markup language. This book is for those professional developers who wish to add a new language to their toolkit, and want to be in a position to take advantage of the imminent explosion in voice- enabled applications.

Early Adopter VoiceXML: Part 1
Wrox Press
This book is for those professional developers who wish to add a new language to their toolkit, and want to be in a position to take advantage of the imminent explosion in voice-enabled applications. This first installment of Chapter 7 covers VoiceXML with XSLT (HTML and WML) and system architecture.

XML Standards Report
by ZapThink
added June 10, 2001
Quarterly reports of 400+ XML specifications (delivered as PDF) from all industry and technology areas, including:

• XML Core, Metadata, and Document Standards
• Scientific and Engineering Standards
• E-Business and E-Commerce Standards
• Professional Services, Public Sector, and Finance Standards
• Print, Media, and Entertainment Standards
• Manufacturing and Heavy Industry
• Knowledge, Information, and Sharing Standards
• Computing, Systems, and Internet Standards

Introduction to XML: Structuring Data for the Web
by Ken Sall
WDVL's XML introduction is geared toward newcomers who have heard the buzz, but don't know what all the fuss is about. The article briefly surveys a number of new Web technologies such as XLink, XSL, RDF, DOM, MathML, SMIL, PGML, and how they relate to XML. Benefits of XML are stressed, as are potential applications in diverse fields.

IBM XML Software from alphaWorks
updated January 21, 2001
Descriptions of all XML, XSL, and DTD tools from IBM alphaWorks!

XML Specifications, Proposals and Vocabularies
updated October 30, 2000
A master list of all XML specifications and proposals, developed by or submitted to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). This list also contains domain-specific XML vocabularies, some of which have not yet been submitted to the W3C for consideration. See also: XML.org / ZapThink Online Standards Report.

XML Acronym Expander
WDVL has collected all of the XML-related acronyms -- from CDF to XSL -- in one convenient table. If you can't find the term you're looking for, try:

• ZVON's XML Glossary [excellent]
• XML Acronyms list
• WDVL's Webmaster's Encyclopedia
• Internet.com's Webopedia
• WhatIs.com

XML FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about XML, with answers. The XML FAQ is a comprehensive FAQ maintained on behalf of the W3C XML Working Groups by Peter Flynn. WDVL has collected links to other XML-related FAQs as well.

What Is ....?
Premiere e-zine site XML.com features a series of excellent introductions to various subjects:

• What is XML?
• What is XSLT?
• What is XLink?
• What is XML Schema?
• What is RDF?

XML Browsers
updated January 2002
James Tauber's XMLSoftware site has a good XML browser list, which includes browsers released in 2000-2002 such as Netscape 6.x [with support for HTML 4, CSS, XML, RDF and the DOM], Netscape Mozilla releases from Mozilla.org, W3C's Amaya 5.x [supports HTML 4.0, XHTML 1.0, SVG 1.0, MathML 2.0, and many CSS 2 features], Microsoft's Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.x, Opera 5.x and 6.x, and many others. Also useful is the comprehensive XML.com XML browser list.

XML Editors
updated November 26, 2000
In addition to the WDVL XML editors listed in our XML Software Guide, check the XML.com XML editor list and James Tauber's XML editor list. Two leading editors are: XML Instance by TIBCO Extensibility and XML Spy by Altova. [For historical reference, two 1998 articles by Liora Alschuler for XML.com are also recommended: Structured Editors (May 1998) and Reviewing Structured Editors, Part Deux (July 1998).]

XML Conferences and Trade Shows
updated December 11, 2000
Extensive set of links to XML Conferences and Trade Shows, including recaps and conference proceedings (where available).

Tutorials & Articles
updated September 11, 2002
List of on-line XHTML, XML, XSL, and XLink/XPointer tutorials. Includes a three-part course designed to introduce Web developers to XML and a two-part tutorial with downloadable examples for that hands-on experience.

What Happened at XML 2000?
by Ken Sall
Ken Sall brings you the highlights of the XML 2000 conference held in Washington, DC from Dec. 3 to 8, 2000. Especially of interest was the focus on Schema, Topic Maps, Web Services, SOAP, UDDI, and XSLT.

Introduction to Directory Services Markup Language (DSML)
by Michael Hurwicz
Directory Services Markup Language, an XML schema designed to access directories within XML programs, using familiar XML syntax and tools, without having to use LDAP or proprietary directory-access APIs. If you need a consistent way to work with multiple, dissimilar directories, you owe it to yourself to check DSML out.

XML Jobs Search
The excellent XML news site, xmlhack, added a xmlhack Jobs Search page in April 2000 which features over 13,000 jobs in XML with options to constrain your search.

Training
updated January 21, 2001
Growing list of online courseware and traditional training seminars. (Vendors of such XML training may submit additions or corrections to Ken Sall for consideration.)