by Hitesh Seth – Two foundation technologies, Java and XML, represent the marriage of portable code and data. A key ingredient of a successful marriage is compatibility. XML and a number of XML-based vocabularies are being used extensively as the standard data-exchange mechanism (and beyond) by both

By Brett McLaughlin – This tip explains the changes to DOM Level 3 that relate to bootstrapping, and how they improve upon DOM Levels 1 and 2.

By James Clark – These are the slides for a talk given at the XML 2002 conference in Baltimore. They have been combined into a single HTML file. The talk was designed to assess how well RELAX NG can be made to work as a mechanism for creating W3C XML Schemas.

By Salvatore Salamone – If today’s XML data usage trend were made into a science-fiction movie, XML could star as the new “Blob.” But instead of aiming to destroy a large city, this XML blob aims to engulf the world’s corporate networks and smother everything in its path.

by Alan Kotok – The XML 2002 conference and expo (8-13 December 2002), this year’s IDEAlliance showcase, reflected the impact of the technology recession on XML business applications. With many business customers cutting back on new technology investments, XML vendors now take a greater interest in

by Anthony Tomasic – The XForms standard defines a set of XML elements that expand browsers’ power to capture and validate forms-based data. Get an overview of this powerful way to code data-entry systems.

More and more developers are using XML in their applications. Both, Web and desktop application developers are exploring the new possibilities made available by XML and Web services. Various Microsoft products, such as SQL Server 2000 and .NET, natively support XML, and various toolkits, such as MSX

If you’re a developer looking for a quick and useful reference on some of the fundamental standards around XML, look no more. In a handy paperback edition priced at $24.99, Essential XML Quick Reference from Addison-Wesley is a great buy. Regardless of which programming language you use, this book s

By Brett McLaughlin – In this tip, you’ll learn about a better way to bootstrap in your DOM applications. This builds upon the previous tip, which examined the abilities that DOM natively provides for this task.

Security is a popular subject in these times, both in the personal and global context. While computer security concepts in general are old hats since the 80’s, it seems that everything needs to be reinvented for XML, or at least with XML, including security.