XML |
For a readable quick-start to XML, try reading April 1998 JavaWorld feature article, "XML for the absolute beginner":
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-04-1999/jw-04-xml.html
An October 1997 JavaWorld article, "Keep listening for upcoming events," provides a tutorial introduction to the event listener interface concept:
http://www.javaworld.com/jw-10-1997/jw-10-beans.html
There's also an example of event listener interfaces in September 1997 article on customization, entitled "'Double Shot, Half Decaf, Skinny Latte'
-- Customize your Java":
http://www.javaworld.com/jw-09-1997/jw-09-beans.html
To download IBM's XML JavaBeans Suite from the alphaWorks alphaBeans site, go to this site and click on the XML Beans link at the bottom of the list in the leftmost frame:
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/alphabeans
IBM's alphaBeans site has a large number of high-quality JavaBeans you can play with.
The parser from IBM's xml4j package is available free for noncommercial use.
It's even free for commercial use, but be sure to read the license agreement first:
http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com/formula/XML
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) maintains a page covering ongoing efforts in the XML community:
The undisputed mother of all XML news sites is Robin Cover's SGML/XML Web page:
http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/
A good site for XML news, tutorials, and information:
David Megginson, creator of the SAX parser, has a Web site:
IBM's developerWorks site includes excellent XML resources:
http://www.ibm.com/developer/xml
Microsoft's data management is increasingly based on XML. Read about Microsoft's XML strategies:
xmlfr : French XML community
http://2006.xmlconference.org/
http://www.extrememarkup.com/extreme/
Travel : OpenTravel Alliance
Universal Business Language : UBL
Paper industry: papinet
© Copyright AFC Europe 1998-2014