Tag: xml

  • Ten XML Schemas you should know

    A new article on Ten XML Schemas that you should be aware of is now available at IBM developerWorks. The article collects together some of the XML schemas that I think are important. In this article, look at some top XML schemas that provide solut…

  • Learn 10 good XML usage habits

    A new article on some of the best XML usage habits is now available. The article aims to look at some of the main trips and mistakes made by people when using XML as a data or processing format: Make your XML work easier with the ten tips in this …

  • Voice enabling XML

    There’s an overview page for my recent VoiceXML series available at Voice enabling XML. I’ve got some of these coming up, and I’m going to try and make these services available permanently through a Skype or US voice number, and I might back track…

  • Voice enabling XML, Part 4: Develop a Web search application for VoiceXML

    The final part of the four-part series on developing VoiceXML applications, this time covering an interface to an internet search system, is available: In this final article of a four-part series, develop an application that takes VoiceXML as inpu…

  • Aggregate RSS and Atom information using XQuery

    XQuery is rapidly becoming seen as an alternative XML processing solution. It has some advantages – you can embed the queries into the XML, and it can be easier to follow than XSLT and some other solutions, to name but a few. So how do you use it …

  • Voice enabling XML, Part 3: Develop a voice blogging app

    I had a lot of fun developing the VoiceXML series, and the third article in the series is now available. There are some limitations – you cannot yet dictate your blog post, for example – but the article shows the potential power of the a VoiceXML …

  • Voice enabling XML, Part 2: Develop a voice-enabled calendar

    The second of the articles on developing VoiceXML applications is now available: In this second article of a four-part series, you learn to develop a voice-enabled calendar. Save the data of the calendar as XML; then to modify calendar entries, ha…

  • Voice enabling XML, Part 1: Develop a voice-enabled RSS reader

    I have a new series of articles available, this time on using and consuming VoiceXML. VoiceXML is a hugely simplified method of using and working with voice-interactive services, just like those that you might use when calling your bank or other s…