November 17, 2004

Minor EXSLT.NET update

Just for the record: I updated EXSLT.NET to support for omit-xml-declaration attribute on the exsl:document element. If somebody desperately needs it, it's in the source repository already. ...

TopXML is reblogging

TopXML launched XML News Reblogger service. It's basically XML blogs and news aggregator, similar to the Planet XMLhack. They aggregate selected XML-related news feeds and blogs (127 currently, including mine :) twice a day and provide a way to read all that jazz on their web site. They don't provide ...

November 16, 2004

Norman Walsh on XML 2.0

Amazing new essay by Norman Walsh on XML 2.0. Worth reading and contemplating. The crux is "simplification". XML is too complex, who knew it six years ago :) ...

Fifth anniversary of the XSLT and XPath

Here are some 5-years old news: http://www.w3.org/ -- 16 November 1999 -- The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) today releases two specifications, XSL Transformations (XSLT) and XML Path Language (XPath), as W3C Recommendations. These new specifications represent cross-industry and expert community agreement on technologies that will enable the transformation and ...

November 15, 2004

Altova: Free XSLT1.0/XSLT2.0 and XQuery1.0 Processors for Windows

Breaking news from Altova GmbH (maker of famous XML Spy IDE): Altova has compiled a collection of free tools and technical resources to help develop solutions for today's business challenges. That includes: Altova XSLT 1.0 and 2.0 Engines, Altova XQuery Engine, XMLSpy® 2005 Home Edition, Authentic® 2005. All Windows-only apparently ...