(Uche Ogbuji) The Python/XML community has an unfortunately long tradition of dodgy benchmarks. I had a lot to say about probably the most egregious example in my article on PyRXP. PyRXP is called an XML parser, and its developers benchmark it as such against other Python/XML parsers. The problem is
Tag: JSON / JAVA / XML
An early look at sXBL
(Elliotte Rusty Harold) SVG’s XML Binding Language — sXBL — is an XML vocabulary being developed at the W3C as a means of mapping XML elements in arbitrary vocabularies to SVG pictures that represent those elements. For example, an XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) document can be turned into SVG cod
XML Options in Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Three options for handling XML data in the Visual Studio 2005/SQL Server 2005 environment are discussed, including usage scenarios and guidelines to help you choose between them.
Reviewing the Architecture of the World Wide Web
(Harry Halpin) The most significant networked application development yet is the World Wide Web, which has made the the personal computer a must-have item, and a web address as crucial as a phone number for a successful business. This is only the beginning; from web services to the Semantic Web, the
Heterogeneous database replication with SyncML
(Jayanthi Suryanarayana and Neil Tunnicliffe) Availability and performance are primary considerations when you’re developing distributed applications. But using data stores to address these concerns can result in problems with data synchronization between heterogeneous data stores. In this artic
Implementing Speech-Enabling Contact Center Applications
(Xiaole Song) So far, speech-enabling technology is starting to be utilized in contact center applications. VoiceXML and SALT (Speech Applications Language Tag) are both markup languages for implementing the speech interface as industry opens standards, allowing the developer to create a basic voice
Reading an XML file from SQL Server
(Arthur Fuller) SQL Server 2000 makes it simple to export your data as XML; but importing XML and working with XML files are a little trickier. (R)
Utilizing XML documents in BizTalk 2004 orchestrations
(Scott Robinson) BizTalk Server 2004 makes its very strong bid for mid-range ERP platform legitimacy largely on the basis of ingenious leveraging of XML technology. The implementation of XML transport as the BTS2K4 workhorse is elegant and efficient; its utilization in pipelines is robust and the sc
Experience with WindwardReports XML Serializing Engine
(pmareschal) N.S.I. (www.nsi-sa.be) is a value-added reseller that builds solution for customer. It always tries to find the shortest path to their customer’s problems. WindwardReports software libraries helped them solving this particular challenge faster.
Editing XML Files with Microsoft Excel
(Andrew Mooney) With all the talk about integrating XML into business applications you would think that at least one of these programs would allow you to edit XML without coding the HTML tags. Well, you’re right Microsoft Excel 2003 can do it for you.
