XML/XSL

XML (Extensible Markup Language) has become one of the most popular formats for documents containing structured data. It is extensible insofar as its elements are user-defined, though every element must adhere to the same syntax rules.

XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) is a language used to tell an XML reader how to display the data in an XML document or, much more commonly, to transform an XML document into another type of file. This latter use is known as "XSL Transformations", or XSLT.

XSLT is most often used to facilitate data exchange by transforming one XML document into another, or as a means of separating web site content from layout by transforming XML document data into HTML pages.

Related links on the internet

Top XML

Gigantic repository of XML knowledge. Includes code snippets, downloads, tutorials and articles on XML, XSL, XSLT, XPath, SOAP, SAX, WAP, SQL, ADO and other notorious acronyms. This is one of the best web development sites that we've seen and is a great reference for the XML beginner and XML veteran alike.

W3Schools Online

If you want to learn about web development, you could do a lot worse than to make this site your first point of reference. It contains the largest collection of tutorials that we've seen so far in just about the widest variety of web technologies, including HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSL, DTD, SOAP, VBScript, JavaScript, SQL, ADO and the .NET products. Fantastic.

XSL Concepts and Practical Use

Online XSL tutorial by Paul Grosso and Norman Walsh. Makes the case for using XSL stylesheets then goes on to discuss how XSL stylesheets are used and the syntax of an XSL stylesheet.

Web Reference

Great site for HTML, DHTML, Perl, JavaScript and XML developers. A myriad of articles and tutorials about these subjects, plus usability and other development issues.

15 Seconds

Articles about web development on Microsoft platforms, with emphasis on .NET, XML, XSL and SOAP.

MSDN Online

Microsoft's repository of development knowledge. A vast library coupled with a large downloads section featuring many free products.

ASP Alliance

Articles about ASP, SQL, XML and more. Contains useful introductory articles on topics such as web services and stored procedures.

Script Search

A large collection of applets, code snippets and assorted widgets written in languages such as Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, VB, XML, PHP and others. Each item is rated.

Internet Related Technologies

Articles, tutorials and FAQ about several web development topics including ASP, CGI, CSS, design, graphics, HTML, JavaScript, Apache, VBScript and XML.

Java World

Quality site with tutorials, articles and discussions on Java, XML, SOAP, Visual J++, J# and many other topics relating to Java.