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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Are You The XML Superstar?

To allow Web pages to be structured for automated processing, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) developed an enhancement to HTML. The result were two new languages; one was XSL (extensible Style Language), and the other was XML (extensible Markup Language), a system for defining, validating, and sharing document formats on the Web.

XML is best known to many bloggers as RSS (Rich Site Summary/Really Simple Syndication), which is actually a lightweight XML format used to share headlines and blog feeds. XML is fairly straightforward to use, once you understand its structure. It is a platform-independent way to represent data. Simply put, XML enables you to create data that can read by any application on any platform. You can even edit and create it by hand, because it is based on the same tag-based technology that underlies HTML. It also provides several different methods by which you can control the structure, and even the content, of your data. Once you begin to use XML, you'll also have questions about the best way to design your XML structures, but it doesn't have to be a complicated process.

If you are a developers or a newbies who wants to sharpen your skills on XML, XQuery and DB2, I have a good news for you. You have a chance to win an awesome prize and expose yourself to become an XML superstar from this awesome IDUG contest. This contests has five separate tracks for individuals based on their skill level. It is a Video Contest, Gadget Contest, XQuery Contest, Port an Application, Develop an Application. You can choose any of these track or all of these tracks based on your skill level. Entries will be evaluated by a panel of judges from IBM and the local universities. So grab this great opportunity to sharpen your knowledge and maybe you could win the awesome prizes. Make your first move now and good luck to you.




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