Subject: [xsl] XML, Schema and Aspect-Oriented Programming - Is XSLT the KILLER App that bridges XML and AOP? From: "M. David Peterson" <m.david@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 10:22:52 -0700 |
Hello All, I've been reading a lot on AOP as of late, especially with IBM Corp's recent tools announcement (see: http://news.com.com/2100-1008_3-5178164.html for C|NET and http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/developer/0,39020387,39149838,00.htm for ZDNET-UK). NOTE: For those of you not familiar with what AOP is go here >> http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/kiczales97aspectoriented.html I was reading Russ Miles blog on the subject of Aspect Orientation in XML (http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/4571 ) and his call for a brainstorming session to determine just how the two technologies could work together and just how an XML file and SCHEMA file could be processed using a "weaving-rules" file generated by the AOP project. His answer was a brief description of how he saw XSLT as, in essence, the killer app that bridged XML and AOP. I don't mean for my years of Technical Evangelism at MS to shine through here right at this moment but I see IBMs announcement and the wave of energy it has recently pushed into the java dev community -- And I see an opportunity! :) We all need to get out there and start making some noise towards the absolute appropriateness for XML, SCHEMA, XSLT, and AOP to be one in the same as far as the technologies that will drive this newly popularized push towards implementing AOP into the enterprise and beyond. Russ's post is a starting point. A quick Google groups and directory search on both - aspect oriented programming and xslt - as well as - AOP and xslt - returns a total of 18 results in each section which tells me that with all of the chatter going on about AOP there isn't a lot that involves XSLT. So... LETS GET POSTING!!!! :D (sorry for the temporary TE relapse -- im done... for now ;) Looking forward to your thoughts! <M:D/> BTW... If any of you out there have an XSL, XSLT, XSL-FO, XPath, XQuery, XForms, or XMLP/Web Services, or even a more generalized XML-based Blog or know of a decent feed that is updated on a somewhat regular basis can you please post the URI for the RSS so that we can all start increasing the "chatter" and get a few more than 18 matches (most were from 2002 and 2003) on two technologies that, as far as AOP is concerned should be considered mandatory to be able to utlize XML-based standards (including and more specifically XMLP and Web Services), manage and process complex "weavings" of SCHEMA, source XML files, and a rules XML files. I don't know a ton about AOP but from what I do know there seems to be a need for extensive management of the processes and aspects of the called assembly In fact I just did a proof of concept for a company that utilizes multiple outside source docs to validate, process, change as nessary and merge the XML being served by the servlet into a document layout and stream that match Happy Sunday(late for most of you!) to you all! Lets get Blogging!!! :D :D :D Or point us to your Blog so we can begin using its features to post proper XSLT related information to help encourage other to a)begin using XSLT b) use proper coding techniques c)begin extending XSLT into new areas such as AOP for processing and rendering AOP index files as well as the actual rendered code for compiling by another process. 3+6 <M:D/>
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