[announce] New Tutorial: Building XML Workflow Applications

[Stylus Studio <st...@gmail.com>]

[announce] Dear Xalan Users,

A new XML tutorial by Dr. Kay entitled: "Buiding XML Workflow
Applications" has been published at:
http://www.stylusstudio.com/xml/workflow.html

The article argues that the bulk of the application logic required for
typical XML workflow applications can be modeled using XML schema,
then implemented in high-level XML processing languages, notably XSLT
and XQuery, with individual components linked together in a pipeline
processing framework.

By writing the logic in these high-level languages (rather than say
Java or C#), the biggest benefit you gain is flexibility and
adaptability - the ability to change the
application in response to changing business needs. XML gives you this
flexibility in terms of data design; don't lose it by writing
applications that freeze the data structure into Java or C# classes.
Building XML Workflow Applications covers the following topics:

•  Modeling XML Workflow Applications
•  Choosing a Centralized or Decentralized Architecture
•  The Life-Cycle of a Document
•  Finding Resources using Directory Services Markup Language
•  Writing XML Workflow Applications

Read the article online at: http://www.stylusstudio.com/xml/workflow.html

Sincerely,
The Stylus Studio Team
http://www.stylusstudio.com