Michael Leventhal
Michael Leventhal has architected and lead numerous projects in area of Web applications and infrastructure and XML (and SGML) over the last ten years including the DocSOAP XDK Web Services document-centric/ebXML XML and SOAP framework and a mozilla-based browser, DocZilla. He also developed and taught the first university-level course in XML and wrote the first book on XML software development for the Internet. Once infamous for his ferocious views on XSL he now describes himself as being in enlightened harmony with the XML universe while still and always laboring for the greatest utility and beauty of computer technology.Articles by this author:
XSL Considered HarmfulXSL is far more complicated than it needs to be, and we don't need it, argues Leventhal. CSS and the DOM are just fine so waiting for XSL to become a standard is nothing but a distraction. [May. 20, 1999]
XSL Considered Harmful, Part 2
This article demonstrates how a combination of CSS and DOM are sufficient to do what you'd need XSL for. [May. 20, 1999]
XSL has Set Back the Web at least 2 Years
[May. 20, 1999]
XSL is an Ugly, Difficult Language
[May. 20, 1999]
Semantic Information Threatened by XSL
[May. 20, 1999]
XSL Does Not Support Interactive Web Documents
[May. 20, 1999]
XSL Has Nothing New for the Web
[May. 20, 1999]
XML and CSS
The simplicity of document creation was a key element in the astonishingly rapid development of the Web. This article describes XML and CSS: the "one-two" punch that will not only bring back that level of simplicity, but also enable the construction of complex applications which are either difficult or impossible using HTML. In this article we outline the steps for using an CSS style sheet in an XML document; we discuss the limitations of CSS in complex applications; and we present a real life example. [Oct. 2, 1997]
XML: Can the Desperate Perl Hacker Do It?
Is Perl a suitable language for programming XML? [Oct. 2, 1997]
