1. Putting XML to Work: Conclusions Henry S. Thompson HCRC Language Technology Group University of Edinburgh

2. HCRC Lang. Tech. Grp Henry S. Thompson Style for XML, London 1998.11.25 2 XML is moving fast n The language itself won't change much n Things around it will change a lot ä XML Link ä Namespaces ä XML Schema ä XSL

3. HCRC Lang. Tech. Grp Henry S. Thompson Style for XML, London 1998.11.25 3 What do I use for a new project today? n XML with DTD, no namespaces, unless you really need SGML n Author with one of the free tools n Validate with SP (best error messages) n Render by: ä Using DSSSL and JADE (robust, powerful, flexible) –Upgrade path via full XSL in due course ä Using XSL transformation via XT to HTML+CSS –Show with IE4 or Netscape4 –Upgrade via XML+CSS in due course n Build tools with SAX/DOM using Javascript, Java or Python

4. HCRC Lang. Tech. Grp Henry S. Thompson Style for XML, London 1998.11.25 4 What will I use in a year? n XML+Schema and Namespaces n Validate with schema-based parser n Render with XSL to screen or print n Build tools with the DOM