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XTML Reference

By Lee Underwood

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a simple, very flexible text format derived from SGML. Originally designed to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing, XML is also playing an increasingly important role in the exchange of a wide variety of data on the Web and elsewhere. (Taken from the W3C)

XML has emerged not so much as another new technology added on to the pile that is straining the Web, but rather as a reassertion of one of the original principles that made the Web possible: Simplicity.

The links below have been assembled to help you, no matter what your level of XML expertise.

Also, don't forget our forums. You can always find an answer there.

Specifications and Usage

• World Wide Web Consortium
• W3C XML Schema
• XML Schema and SOAP Resources
• Map of XML Standards
• XML Standards Reference
• The Meanings of XML: DTDs, DCDs and Schemas
• Dublin Core - Tagging the Web for Better Search and Retrieval

For Beginners

• The XML File
• XML Does It Your Way!
• XML, the Better HTML?
• X(ML) Marks the Spot
• WDVL's XML Page
• XML Files.com

Advanced

• Exploring XML
• Building Dynamic Pages with XML, XSL and JSP
• WDVL's XML Page
• XML Files.com

XHTML

• XHTML Tags Reference
• XHTML 1.0: Where XML and HTML Meet
• XHTML 1.1 - Module-based XHTML
• Following the XHTML Path
• Introduction to XHTML, with eXamples

RSS

• Introduction to RSS
• Creating RSS Files for Your Web Site
• Weaving the Web of News
• Registering and publishing with RSS
• Transforming RSS into HTML and WAP I
• Transforming RSS into HTML and WAP II
• XMLFiles.com RSS Links
• The Evolution of RSS
• Using RSS News Feeds
• RSS: Your Gateway To News and Blog Content
• WebReference.com/internet.com RSS Newsfeeds
• The RSS 2.0 Specification
• The RSS 1.0 Specification
• RSS 0.91 DTD Overview

WAPWML

• WAP: The Web for Cellphones and PDAs
• Transforming RSS into HTML and WAP I
• Transforming RSS into HTML and WAP II
• Introducing WML and WMLScript

Editors and Tools

• XML Editors
• XML Parsers and Processors
• RSS Viewer Applet: Window to the World of News
• RSS Viewer Applet: Ready to Rumble
• XML Tools

Validation

• Validator for XML Schema
• Userland RSS Validator
• Feed RSS Validator

Miscellaneous

• Books on XML
• WebReference.com XML Links
• WDVL's XML Resources
• WDVL'S XML Articles and Tutorials
• WebDeveloper.com XML References, Links and Tools
• DevX XML Zone
• HTML Goodies XML Section
• 15 Second's XML Section