TAXI to the Future
Tim Bray presents TAXI, a Web application architecture that utilises the power of
XML to deliver a responsive user environment.
What Is RDF
An introduction to the W3C's Resource Description Format, a standard for
exchanging metadata, and a key technology for the W3C's "Semantic Web".
XML Namespaces by Example
The hows and whys of XML namespaces explained by a co-author of the
specification, XML.com's technical editor Tim Bray.
The doctor will see you now
Using XML and other standards-based technologies, seafarers are no longer out to
sea when it comes to specialized medical care. (Part 5)
How it works
Using XML and other standards-based technologies, seafarers are no longer out to
sea when it comes to specialized medical care. (Part 4)
Proof of Concept: JABR Technologies' Consult98 Implementation
Using XML and other standards-based technologies, seafarers are no longer out to
sea when it comes to specialized medical care. (Part 3)
Standards to the rescue!
Using XML and other standards-based technologies, seafarers are no longer out to
sea when it comes to specialized medical care. (Part 2)
Conclusion: How Much Work Was It?
The conclusion of Tim Bray's explanation of how he created the Annotated XML
Specification.
Flipping the Links
How Java was used to convert the XML to HTML.
How the Annotated XML Specification Works
Tim describes the architecture of the AXML system and the design decisions he
made.
Getting Real XML Applications
OpenMLS is one of the first "real world" XML applications.
Inside OpenMLS's XML Application
A look inside the OpenMLS XML application that organizes information about
residential real estate.
The Business of Residential Listings
OpenMLS is a company that produces an XML-based listing service for the real
estate industry.
XML support in IE5
Microsoft officially released Internet Explorer 5 and XML.com's technical editor
Tim Bray finds that though the final release of IE5 has some nice features for the
XML
community, its XML implementation is still a little buggy.
An Introduction to 3DML
A detailed description of this alternative to VRML.
Low-Rent Virtual Reality with XML
3DML is almost XML - though you wouldn't know it from its creator's marketing
information. This 'economy' virtual reality language has some benefits that VRML doesn't,
and proves that you can use XML to do some surprising things.
The Trouble With Browsers
XML.com's technical editor wants to know why the Web browsers don't support
XML.
An Introduction to XML Processing with Lark
Lark is a non-validating XML processor implemented in the Java language; it
attempts to achieve good trade-offs among compactness, completeness, and
performance.
Microsoft Outlines XML Support in IE 5 Beta 2
This week Microsoft announces the next beta of Internet Explorer 5.0. XML.com has
the details of the browser's XML support.
Building the Annotated XML Specification
XML.com's technical editor explains the conceptual design and syntactical
execution of our popular Annotated XML Specification.
News Wire Services Heading for XML
The News Industry is hoping that a switch to XML will jump-start adoption of the
News Industry Text Format (NITF) among users and vendors of news wire
services.
XML Linking
This document specifies a simple set of constructs that may be inserted into XML
documents to describe links between objects and to support addressing into the internal
structures of XML documents. It is a goal to use the power of XML to create a structure
that
can describe the simple unidirectional hyperlinks of today's HTML as well as more
sophisticated multi-ended, typed, self-describing links.
RDF and Metadata
Not excited about metadata? XML.com's technical editor Tim Bray thinks you should
be and he explains why. He presents RDF, a spec that standardizes how to supply metadata
on
the Web.
The Annotated XML Specification
If you want to understand XML, you have to read the specification. However, to
really get inside the specification and understand why it says what it does, you need
an
expert guide. Tim Bray, co-editor of the XML 1.0 specification, shares his knowledge
and
insights about XML, SGML and the working group behind the specification in this annotated
version of the document.
Preview of XML Support in IE 5
A preview release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 5.0 is now available for
developers and Tim Bray looks at what's new in IE5 and what that means for
XML.