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You are now in the XML Technical Resource Annex. Below is a listing of useful resources for anyone wanting to learn more about XML and its place in Web development.
Unless otherwise noted, each resource below is a PDF file. Simply right-click on the link and select "save as" to get a copy of the PDF file on your local computer. Or, click on the link and view the file (many have live links) within your browser. Updated November 30, 2003 |
New feature: comparison of HTML, XHTML, and XML renditions of the same page content. To explore this, click here.
W3C report updated November 30, 2003
W3C Standards and Status |
Due to the fast pace and growing number of W3C specification activities, effective January 26, 2000 these are reports from an Access database, expanded with additional resources for many of the standards. Dates of reports are listed in their footers. If you notice a link that is out of date on this W3C specification report, please email me so I can fix the report and the broken link. All URLs in these reports are live, that is, you can simply click on them to go to the URL directly. See below for important copyright information and guidelines for understanding the reports. |
| Full report now available now via email only. For Simpler listing, see below. | |
| Simple listing of standards sorted by release date. | Much simpler and smaller listing, sorted by date of current standard. |
InterChange '99 and '01 Materials |
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| 2001: XML Tools and Trends - Why You Should Be Leading the Charge |
PowerPoint Presentation co-presented with Leonor Ciarlone at InterChange'01, October 16,2001. (File size 369 KB.). I have removed the October 2000 version and replaced it with this. Note: I have not posted the XML Hands-On presentation since its content is largely contained in the PowerPoint presentation above. If you really want that, just email me and request it. |
| XML-Resources |
Handout with live links updated for October 2001 presentation "XML Tools and Trends - Why You Should Be Leading the Charge." (File size 137 KB.) |
| XML-Glossary |
Handout with live links updated for "XML Tools and Trends - Why You Should Be Leading the Charge." (File size 59KB.). |
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Updated April 29- May 8, 2001 Originally part of the InterChange 2000 XML presentation (that was mentioned only briefly after our presentation). I have been tracking the occurrence of certain key words in jobs posted by Clear Point Consultants and PubsNet, on and off since October 1999. This chart shows the number of jobs containing certain keywords like "Robohelp" and "XML." This is not as scientific as I'd like, but I've tried to be consistent in my methodology. The trends --if you believe this chart-- show that the demand for XML skills is increasing and --as of April 29, 2001 -- rival those for on line HELP of all kinds. SGML is essentially "off the radar screen," and "Java" skills are growing almost as fast as XML. Like political polling, you should take it with a grain of salt. But if you're interested in this as I am, check back periodically because I will update it from time to time. |
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If you had a follow-up question you'd like to ask, send us an email. Our emails are: Bob's: bboeri@ieee.org Leonor's: ciarlone@world.std.com |
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| Getting Started with Web Multimedia | PDF rendition of my Presentation at InterChange'99, October 20, 1999. |
Selected columns from EMedia Professional (see EMedia page for more comprehensive list of XML and other document technologies pieces) |
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| Hope For the SGML Savant is Near and Far Away | June 1996 Information Insider column. |
| SGML Refineries: Distilling Docubases for CD-ROM/Online References | August 1996 Information Insider column. |
| SGML Versus Acrobat: Which to Use for CD-ROM/Online Publishing? | October 1996 Information Insider column. |
| XML: The New Document Standard | Information Insider column printed June 1998. |
| Manage Your Metadata | Information Insider column printed August 1998; black and white scan to PDF. |
| Electronic Publishing Forecasts | January 1999 Information Insider. |
| Visualizing XML | March 1999 Information Insider. |
| Authoring XML | May 1999 Information Insider. |
| Why Bother with XML? | November 1999 Information Insider. |
| XMetaL 1.2 Review | Printed in March 2000 issue of EMedia Professional. One reader's comment: "I was thrilled to see your review of XMetal in this months issue of eMedia. Finally a review of XML software from somebody that grasps what it is about!" This issue also contains a companion column, "Making the Commitment to XML." 3 months after I suggested a bundling of XML Authority with XMetaL (in this review), it happened! |
| Making the Commitment to XML | Who says the "XML Family" can't have a little fun? |
Other Resources |
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| The XML Files: The Truth Will Be Out There | Document written by Cara Bradley at the University of Alberta on XML and its value to libraries and information centers. Refers to XML: The New Document Standard (above). Acrobat format with live links. |
These reports list primarily W3C XML standards, but they also contain information about other XML-related standards and vendor initiatives. Following are some conventions and other information to help you understand this listing: · This document abbreviates the World Wide Web Consortium, at http://www.w3.org, as the "W3C." For more information about any standard, consult the W3C's web site for latest information.
Documents in the W3C progress in steps from their initial draft through final status, and back to revisions of draft (should the final version be deemed required to change). The steps in the lifecycle of the W3C are: ·
Gathering Recommendations. During this phase, interested parties submit position papers to achieve consensus on requirements.
Working Draft. The W3C says that working drafts " may be updated, replaced or obsoleted by other documents at any time."
Candidate Recommendation. The W3C says "A Candidate Recommendation is work that has received significant review from its immediate technical community. It is an explicit call to those outside of the related Working Groups or the W3C itself for implementation and technical feedback."
Proposed Recommendation. A stated review period for return of ballots and comments is defined when a W3C standard is promoted to the Proposed Recommendation status. No sooner than 14 days after the end of the review period, the Director will announce the document's disposition:
it may become a W3C Recommendation (possibly with minor changes),
it may revert to Working Draft status, or
it may be dropped as a W3C work item.
Recommendation · Within each step there are dated versions of documents.
URL's listed under the column W3C Standard are for the latest versions of these documents and they are live. By "live" I mean the links are active and you can connect to them directly by simply clicking on them. Your browser and dial-up adapter will become active, and you will go directly to the location on the W3C where these documents are located.
Strictly speaking, documents emerging from the W3C are not standards, since this is an industry collaboration and not a standards setting body such as the International Standards Organization. However, given participation by essentially every interested vendor, these documents are de facto standards and thus we use that term.
The W3C does not specify into which domain each and every standard or recommendation falls (e.g., XML Namespaces). In cases where it appears the W3C is silent, this document selects the most appropriate one. When the row describes an industry initiative, the Domain and Category are whatever seems to me most appropriate. The W3C does not sub-categorize documents beyond "Domain." I have created categories that seem reasonable. Notes in the reports provide brief information about each standard. When quoted, the explanation comes directly from the W3C's site.
Estimates of how long it will take for any standard to become a Recommendation are strictly my own opinion.
Copyright Notice: W3C documents referred to here are copyright © 1995-1999 World Wide Web Consortium (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, Keio University). All Rights Reserved. For a full copyright statement, see http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/ .
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