Appendix D
XML Resources on the Web

The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a standard that was designed with the Web in mind. It is not surprising, therefore, that you can find quite a few good resources on the Web. The following list describes the best resources out there. This list is by no means complete, but it provides you with some good starting points. Most of these sites are not XSLT sites by themselves but offer information on XML, XSLT, and related technologies.

• http://xml.apache.org/—This site contains all the details about the Apache XML Project, an Open Source project creating many useful tools for XML developers working with Java.

• http://www.aspfriends.com/aspfriends/xml.asp—If you’re a Web developer using XML or XSLT with ASP or ASP.NET, this site is definitely the place to go for questions. Many of the industry experts are on these mailing lists.

• http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/—This extensive XML resource by IBM provides a great deal of information about XML on different platforms.

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/—This section of the Microsoft Developer Network site is only about Microsoft XML technologies. The site contains downloads of the latest parsers/processors and many articles and references you’ll find useful if you’re a Microsoft-oriented developer.

• http://technet.oracle.com/tech/xml/—This Oracle developer XML site offers articles and information on XML, mostly aimed at use with Oracle products, of course.

• http://www.perfectxml.com/—This site, which provides articles, book chapters, and software, is one of the most comprehensive sites on XML out there.

• http://xsl.startkabel.nl/—Startkabel is a collection of portals. The comprehensive XSL portal at Startkabel provides links to tutorials, mailing lists, editors, tools, and most XSLT processors known to man.

• http://www.sun.com/xml/—Sun’s XML section focuses on XML in Sun technology. This is a site you can’t do without if you’re a Java developer working with XML and XSLT.

• http://www.topxml.com/—TopXML is full of articles, tutorials, and references. One nice thing about this site is that visitors can post handy code snippets. This feature has made it a real community site. You can also subscribe to several mailing lists such as XSLTalk, a mailing list where you can post your XSLT questions.

• http://www.w3.org/—The site of the W3 Consortium is responsible for the standards on the Web. This site contains the actual specifications for XML, XSLT, XML Schemas, XPath, SOAP, and so on. It also contains links to other resources and information about new books and applications in the XML field.

• http://www.xml.com/—This XML site provides articles and tutorials, which offer good startup material on many topics.

• http://www.xml.org/—XML.org is an XML portal sponsored by some of the industry leaders, such as IBM and Oracle. It features articles, newsletters, and links. It also is the home of the XML-DEV mailing list, one of the key XML mailing lists out there.

• http://xml.coverpages.org/—This site doesn’t look all that great, but then looks can be deceiving. It features information on XML, XSL, and CSS, but also on older standards such as DSSSL.

• http://www.sys-con.com/xml/—The XML Journal offers a wide range of articles on XML and related technologies.

• http://www.xslt.com/—XSLT.com is only about XSLT, not other XML technologies like most other sites. The site offers a handy grouping of links to other resources and tutorials, and links to XSLT editors, parsers/processors, tools, and utilities.