XML Programming: Web Applications and Web Services with JSP and ASP is a fast-moving introduction to XML technologies for programmers. It is designed to be useful for programmers working in a number of languages, primarily Java and VB/VBScript, but also C, C++, Python, and JavaScript. Authors Alexan
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Mozilla 1.0 Released
The Mozilla open-source Web browser, which has probably been the most sharply scrutinized software development project in history, has reached version 1.0. Standards compliance has always been a primary goal of Mozilla, and XML standards have taken no back seat in the feature set.
Tip: Namespaces and versioning
By Uche Ogbuji – You can use several techniques for versioning XML schemas, such as defining special root attributes or using the DTD. This tip discusses how to use XML namespaces to version formats.
W3C: Put XML to the test
By Paul Festa – The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) on Wednesday launched the XML Conformance Test Suite. Offered free of charge, the suite consists of 2000 files, each of which tests for a specific feature or combination of features in the second edition of the W3C’s published XML 1.0 recommendatio
Government seeks accord on XML
By Margaret Kane – The federal government isn’t known as a pioneering early adopter. But growing support within U.S. agencies for the popular XML data exchange format has raised concerns that, for once, things might be moving too fast.
Editing XML Data Using XUpdate and HTML Forms
by Chimezie Ogbuji – In this article I will discuss how XUpdate can be used in conjunction with XSLT to write tools for authors of web-based applications that will automatically generate HTML forms for editing various kinds of data. Forms are the primary means that web-based applications collect inf
Growing RDF mindshare reflected in XML Web Services One keynote
The halls and meeting rooms at the XML Web Services One conference in San Jose were abuzz with discussion of RDF technology, and the keynote presentation by Willaim Ruh, Sr. VP of Professional Services at Software AG, focused on the importance of semantic Web technologies to the future of Web servic
Advanced UI Design Using XML and XSL – Part 7: Relational Folder Tree Lines
By Joe Slovinski – Welcome to Advanced UI Design Using XML and XSL. Each article in my series will demonstrate the creation of a specific user interface (UI) component using eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL). This article expands on a previous article in this
Tip: Using pull-based DOMs
By Uche Ogbuji – XML application developers usually have to contend with the complexities of SAX or the inefficiencies of DOM. This tip shows how a pull approach to DOM can effectively bridge the gap between the two by offering simple, efficient parsing.
JAX-RPC Bodes Well for Web Services
by Sameer Tyagi – JAX-RPC uses XML to expose procedure calls to periphery apps and give developers APIs to build XML-RPC-based Web services.