The XML & XHTML links on the Net!!!!

XML & XHTML!

Tutorials

eXtensible Markup Language FAQ - A comprehensive FAQ maintained by Peter Flynn, part of the W3C's XML special interest group.

FAQ - Questions on XML and its use with lengthy answers. [O'Reilly]

Frequently Asked Questions About XML - A FAQ on XML, its relationship to HTML, DHTML, XSLT, and the vendor's related products. [Microsoft]

Irt.Org's FAQ - A list of uncategorized questions and answers sorted by order of entry.

Presenting XML - Audio book covering the XML approach, converting HTML to XML, and available tools. [Richard Light]

Textuality FAQ - Some simple, but important, questions and answers with an SGML slant.

XML Glossary - A list of technical terms and their meanings.

XML Magazine Online - Technical articles, case studies, discussion and resources for XML developers, application architects and e-business designers.

XML Today - News and in depth articles on-line.

XML-Dev Jewels - Categorized links to those postings on the XML-DEV mailing list that the author believes to be important.

XMLINFO - XML Information Site - Overviews for newcomers, general information, tutorials, examples, specifications and drafts.

Xploring XML - Articles, columns, tools and resources on XML.

ZDNet - News, articles, and tutorials from this well known publishing house.

Design Principles for XML - Ten key points explaining the rationale of the language. (August 25, 1996)

Creating RSS files for your Web site - This tutorial explains and demonstrates how to create an RSS (Rich Site Summary) file for a web site to track its updates and how to publish it to the web for the purpose of syndication.

Doing It With XML - Part 1 of the WDVL introduction on using XML for web development.

Doing It With XML 2 - Part 2 of the WDVL introduction on using XML for web development. Information on inexpensive tools for editing XML, and how to use CSS or XSL to control the presentation and processing of XML.

Find XML Tutorials - The biggest database of free XML Tutorials available on the internet.

FineTuning Tutorials - XML tutorials on making HTML documents also valid XML, XML syntax and XML style-sheets.

FlixML - the XML Based B-Movie Guide - FlixML is an admittedly trivial XML application which nevertheless meets its primary objective: to be a tool for learning XML. Tutorial at the site.

IBM's XML Tutorial - This is the main page for IBM's XML Tutorials on IBM's DeveloperWorks site. Topics range from document basics to working with XSLT (XSL Transformations) and more specialized vocabularies, such as SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics).

Introducing the Extensible Markup Language (XML) - A list of general introductory articles on XML. Part of a larger directory of XML related information.

Introduction to XML For Web Developers - Using simple, well-explained examples this tutorial walks you through XML and the sister XSL style sheet language.

Java(TM) XML Tutorial - This is Sun's tutorial on JAXP: "Working with XML The JavaTM Api for XML Parsing (JAXP)". The tutorial provides an online manual designed to get you up to speed quickly writing XML code and XML-based software for Java-based end-user applications.

Microsoft's XML Tutorial - This comprehensive tutorial covers traditional XML Basic concepts such as authoring documents and using XML Namespaces and XML Schemas, as well as several Microsoft-specific topics, such as data islands and interfacing with ADO objects.

RedHotMedia XML Tutorial - Learn how to make an XML document from scratch using only a text editor.

Refsnes Data Site Builder Web - Tutorials on XML and related subjects.

Skew.org XML Tutorial - The skew.org XML Tutorial by Mike J. Brown provides a reintroduction to XML with an emphasis on character encoding.

SpiderPro - The basics of the language are covered by considering the general structure, tags, elements and sub elements, documents, attributes, validity, what makes a well formed document, and presentation.

Transforming XML into WML - In this tutorial from the Wireless Developer Network, Wei Meng Lee explains how to use XSLT (XSL Transformations) style sheets to transform XML to Wireless Markup Language (WML) for output on mobile devices, using MSXML3 as the XSLT processor.

1001 Tutorials - A number of short tutorials hosted on site and links to tutorials on other sites.

Uncanny Programming - Tutorial with tips on CSS, DHTML, XML, Java, and JavaScript.

What is XML? - Introductory pages from the Graphic Communication Association.

XML 101 - Structured tutorials on XML: basics, DTD, DOM, XSL, ASP, and ADO.

XML and Related Technologies - Slide collection that provides an introduction and overview of XML, Namespaces, XLink, XPointer, XPath, DSD, XSLT, and XML-QL, including selected links to more information about each topic.

XML and Technical Writing Training - XML authoring and technical writing courses. The courses are online and cater to full-time workers.

XML Certification Tutorial - This is the outline for a paid tutorial on XML. Topics include: XML Fundamentals, XML Markup, Well-formed and Valid Documents, XML Information Models, DTDs, XML Schemas, XSLT, and XML Processing.

XML Quick Start - Project Cool's introduction to working with XML: what is XML, XML vs HTML, where did it come from, etc.

XML School - XML School is a well organized and easy to understand free XML tutorial with lots of examples and source code.

XML Script Tutorial - This tutorial provides an introduction to XML Script along with a step-by-step description of how to create an XML Script template.

XML Training Videos - Learn XML using easy-to-follow training videos.

XML Tutorial - Microsoft's overview tutorial, list of tutorial lessons, browser and system requirements.

XML Tutorial - This tutorial provides an introduction to SGML, XML, HTML and XHTML in order to explain how they all fit together.

XMLClassroom.com - A source of interactive online XML training courses. Learn to add Extensible Markup Language to your Java, Perl, and B2B e-commerce applications.

Xploring XML - A series of tutorials and overviews on XML and applications.

XUL Reference - XUL Reference presents a clickable list of the XML-based User Interface Language (XUL) elements and attributes. For each example the user can view a source XUL document, a relevant Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) file and real XUL output. (Using this Reference requires a Mozilla-based browser.)

ZVON XML Tutorial - This is the main page for ZVON's extensive and quite excellent XML tutorial site. Topics range from XML v. 1.0 to XSL, WML, SVG and the DOM.

Structuring Data for the Web, An Introduction - The article briefly surveys a number of new Web technologies such as XLL, XSL, RDF, DOM, MathML, SMIL, PGML, and how they relate to XML. Benefits and potential applications of XML are stressed. (, 1998-05-03)

Don't Panic XHTML Tutorial - A tutorial, outlining the differences between HTML and XHTML.

HTML Goodies - XHTML - An extensive introduction from HTML to XHTML.

A Slacker's Guide to XHTML - A simple tutorial on XHTML, as well as other web building guides.

WDVL: Introduction to XHTML - Basic XHTML tutorial, covering many aspects.

The XHTML Design Guide - Overview and introduction to XHTML for the seasoned HTML programmer.

XHTML School - Organized XHTML tutorial with lots of working examples and source code.

XML.com - XHTML 1.0: Marking up a new dawn - This is a concise tutorial on XHTML.

XML NEWS FEED

Specifacations

XHTML 1.0 Specification- W3C specification for XHTML 1.0.

Building XHTML Modules - Working draft. Defines how XHTML modules can be built.

Modularization of XHTML - W3C specification for Modular XHTML.

XHTML 1.1 - Working draft specification for a large build of Modular XHTML.

XHTML Basic - A W3C specification for a minimal subset of Modular XHTML.

Encoding

Chinese XML FAQ (in English) - FAQ about Chinese document encodings, and how they relate to XML. Also includes links and software.

History of Unicode Standard(s) - What document(s) define(d) the Unicode standard? This is a complete history of the Unicode standard from 1.0 to a preview of the (future) 3.0 and 4.0 versions to come.

IANA Character-Sets - List of all official character-set encodings published by the Internet Assigned Number Authority.

ISO 8859 Alphabet Soup - A commented graphical overview of the ISO 8859 character sets by Roman Czyborra.

The Unicode Consortium - The official Unicode web site provides extensive information and resources for programmers, implementers and others involved in computer globalization work.

XML Spy 3.0 Online Manual - Unicode Support - Description of the Unicode and character-set encoding support in this XML editor. Includes detailed explanation of Unicode, character-set, and font issues with the various Windows OS versions. XML Spy can read, write, and convert XML files between all major character-set encodings and Unicode formats.

XML & XHTML!

Websites!

Introduction to XML Programming - This basic tutorial explains step by step how to use XML Parsers (SAX and DOM), XSLT, and XML Namespaces.

HTML Home Page- The W3C's HTML website, including information about HTML and XHTML.

The Emperor Has New Clothes - A thorough introduction to XHTML as a rebirth of HTML under XML. Discusses practical issues of XHTML use.

Extending XHTML - A laypersons guide to extending XHTML,along with discussions on XHTML's future.

The HTML Writers Guild - Details the main differences between HTML and XHTML.

Mozquito - Set of XHTML tools includes an XHTML-FML (Forms Markup Language) authoring environment, and viewer which transforms the extended tags into HTML and JavaScript.

XHTMLguru.com - Rapid introduction to the new XHTML specification.

XHTML.org - A large source of information, with news and books about XHTML.

XML NEWS FEED

Class Libaries

DOM4J - XML framework for processing XML with integrated XPath and support for DOM, SAX, JAXP and Java 2 Collections. [Open Source, BSD-like]

Element Construction Set - Generates elements for various markup languages. Directly supports HTML 4.0 and XML, but can easily be extended to create tags for any markup language. [Open Source, BSD-like]

InDelv Open Source - Implementation of DOM Level 1, with code for converting XML to and from a DOM tree, and other utility classes. [Open Source, MPL]

OpenXML - Covers the entire cycle of XML documents production, processing and delivery for dynamic content publishing and application to application communication. [Open Source, MPL-like]

Quick - Quick and easy XML processing. [Open Source, BSD-like]

Simkin - Embeddable scripting language for Java and XML. [Commercial]

Simple API for XML - Contains Namespace support and is fully configurable and extensible. [Open Source, Public Domain]

TRaX and Serialize APIs - Home of the TRaX (Transformations for XML) API for processors that implement XML tree transformations; and the XML Serialize API, which defines an interface for serialization for SAX events and DOM trees. Implementations are provided. [Open Source]

XML and SAX2 Software - This includes six SAX2 (!) parsers or drivers. It has a more conformant SAX2 version of the Ælfred XML parser, a validating version of that parser, and a DOM tree parser. It also has adapters for HTML and XML parsers from Sun (Swing HTML parser, Java Project X TR2) and Oracle. [Open Source, QPL-like]

XML Class Generator for Java - Generates a set of Java source files based on an input DTD. The generated Java source files can then be used to construct, optionally validate, and print a XML document that is compliant to the DTD specified.

XMLtp - A tiny XML parser/processor written in Java, supporting a subset of XML, intended for small-footprint server-side applications. Writing XML is not too difficult, but reading XML requires a little bit more effort, thus XMLtp is intended to simplify this process. [Open Source, BSD-like]

Markup Language

Extensible Markup Language (XML)- Main page for World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) XML activity and information.

Cyberia XML Training Course - XML training course from Cyberia Corporate Services running in the UK

eGroups - xml-doc - An eGroups group for XML, particuarly XML documentation.

What is XML? - A short introduction to XML from the Graphic Communications Association, for those familiar with SGML.

XML Activity Page - Current and historical projects from W3C.

XML in Mozilla - This document provides an overview of the plans for XML in Mozilla. (Mozilla)

XML via the Document Object Model - Using a DOM-supporting programming language, such as JavaScript, one can maneuver within the XML data to perform queries, processing, or modifications.

How to Find the Best XML Server - What to look for when choosing methodologies and software. (April, 2000)

OK, So What Is This XML Thing? - David C. Hay. The "Extensible Markup Language" (XML) is a document description language, much like "Hypertext Markup Language" (HTML) used to construct web pages. It is much more versatile than HTML, however, and as such it has profound implications on how we view what the web is and what it can do. (September 1, 1999)

TechWeb: IBM Eggheads: Web Trumps Windows - Web technologies, especially XML, negate the need for Windows, according to some high-powered IBM technologists. (June 30, 1999)

XML, Java, And The Future Of The Web - A White paper by Jon Bosak of Sun Microsystems. (March 10, 1997)

Articles

XML newsletters - Links to recent technical articles in the on-line press.

XML Query Languages: Experiences and Exemplars - This paper identifies features of an XML query language by examining four existing query languages: XML-QL, YATL, Lorel, and XQL. The authors argue that the languages from database community possess striking similarities and XQL, which comes from the document community, lacks some key functionality of the others.

VBXML - XML Articles - A list of PowerPoint articles about XML, covering many features. (November 5, 2000)

An Introduction to XML and eBusiness Integration - A research paper explaining: eBusiness, SGML, HTML, HTMLs shortfalls, XML deisgn goals, XML validity, XMLs benefits and features. It then goes into a discussion on document type definitions, XML schemas, and XSLT. (May 25, 2000)

WML or XML? - Which standard is better for developing for the wireless market? (January 20, 2000)

XML: The Future of the Web - Overview of XML, its historical context, and sample code. (January 14, 2000)

XMLTo Be, VRML To See - Using XML to generate VRML. (January 14, 2000)

XML 1.0 - Brief introduction to XML for HTML programmers. (August 31, 1999)

XML and the IT Architect - Introductory article in Sunworld, with emphasis on how XML affects systems architecture. (June, 1999)

Scientific American: XML and the Second-Generation Web - Excellent article for executives and those needing the big view. (May, 1999)

Introduction to XML For Web Developers - Making a well-formed XML document valid by using a DTD. (Selena Sol) (April 3, 1999)

Java and XML: 1+1>2 - As presented to Sydney Java Users' Group. Written in XML, converted to HTML using XSL. (March, 1999)

A Study of Extensible Markup Language - Describes the XML effort, makes a survey of most of the associated specifications and discusses new kinds of Java-based Web applications made possible by XML, and makes predictions about the impact that XML will have on some of the existing technologies like Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and the exchange of industrial data (STEP). (February 25, 1999)

XML and Java: The Perfect Pair - A close look at XML software, focusing strictly on products and tools written in Java because XML and Java are two technologies which make a "perfect pair". (Ken Sall / WDVL) (November 16, 1998)

XML - What's in it for us - This irt.org article presents a brief overview of XML, including its background, applications, and future. (Janus Boye) (March 28, 1998)

Comparison of SGML and XML - This W3C discussion paper outlines the differences between SGML and XML. (December 15, 1997)

Thoughts and Software - Now unmaintained list of ideas and simple tools from the early days. (December, 1997)

Beyond HTML: XML and Automated Web Processing - Brief overview of DTDs and well formed documents with a little history. [Tim Bray] (September, 1997)

The Web is Ruined and I Ruined It - Arguments for mixing structure, data and presentation. (April 27, 1997)

XML, Java, And The Future Of The Web - Paper on the history of the XML project and its relationship to HTML and Java. (March 10, 1997)

About - What is XHTML? - An article explaining XHTML in relation to XML and HTML.

XHTML: HTML Merges With XML - Article from Dev.x WebBuilder, outlining XHTML.

XML.com - XHTML: Three Namespaces or One? - Discussion into the three DTDs of XHTML.

W3C: XHTML 1.0 Press Release - The World Wide Web Consortium's official press release for XHTML 1.0. (January 26, 2000)

W3C: XHTML 1.0 Testimonials - Testimonials for XHTML 1.0. (January 26, 2000)

XHTML - Our last, best hope for clean code. - Article about the need for XHTML and the differences from HTML from webreview.com. (July 16, 1999)

Refrences

Building Web Pages with XHTML - An XHTML reference.

The Complete XHTML 1.0 Reference - Quick reference of XHTML 1.0 tags.

Context Sensitive XHTML - This paper tries to introduce some new elements into the HTML language. The purpose of these elements is to create documents that can contain different pieces of information at the same time. These various pieces of information can be presented to the user on demand. Some possible applications and solutions are also given.

HTML and XHTML Document Type Definitions - This page lists and provides links to standard DTDs and SGML declarations for HTML and its successor language, XHTML.

Tag Library: History -- XHTML 1.0 - Includes the basics of creating an XHTML webpage.

XForms - W3C - Reference of the new markup language used to create forms, in conjunction with XHTML.

XHTML 1.0 Reference - Complete reference with examples and relevant links to the W3C standard.

XHTML - Webopedia Definition and Links - Sescribes and defines the term 'XHTML'.

XHTML Basic Reference - Complete reference with examples and relevant links to the W3C standard.

XHTML Modularization Overview - An overview of the modularization of XHTML.

XHTML Quick Reference - A short guide about XHTML, including examples.

XML.com - XHTML - Resources about XHTML - the reformulation of HTML as a modularized XML application.