User:Kurt cagle

Kurt Cagle is an author and technologist known for promoting XML and Web 2.0 based technologies. A frequent speaker at XML conferences, Mr. Cagle has pushed the importance of such W3C and OASIS-open.org standards as XML, XForms, XSLT and XSLT2, XPath, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), XQuery, DocBook, XHTML and the XML Binding Language (XBL and XBL2), as well as the principles of Open Source and Open Standards usage in industry, government and business.

Kurt Cagle lives in Victoria, British Columbia. He was born in 1963, and received a BScience in Physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1985.

XML Related Websites
Kurt runs a number of sites devoted to these technologies, including the following:
 * , devoted to exploring the XML industry and web technologies
 * XForms Community Forum, a forum for XForms developers and implementers to ask and answer questions on XForms, XQuery, XSLT and related technology.
 * XForms Portal, a Drupal based XForms site which provides collected news feeds, frequent articles, and code samples in these same arenas. Both the forum and the portal are part of the XForms.org network.
 * XML.com, where he is a regular blog contributor.
 * Cubed A Canadian site devoted to promoting the use of open standards and open source in government.

Understanding XForms Series
Kurt Cagle has recently written a number of articles detailing XForms technologies that has been cited by the W3C:
 * Why XForms Matter, Revisited
 * Understanding XForms: The Model
 * Understanding XForms: Components
 * Understanding XForms: Customization
 * Understanding XForms: Events and Actions
 * Understanding XForms: AJAX, XBL and XForms.org

Recent Books by Kurt Cagle

 * Real World AJAX (Sys-con, 2007). This book provides an in-depth look at AJAX technologies.
 * Visualizing Information Using SVG and X3D (Springer/Verlag, 2004) This book covers both the SVG and X3D graphics specifications, and is intended for use in the academic market.
 * XQuery Kick Start (SAMS, 2003 ) This book examines the XQuery database standard (intended to be the next generation SQL) and implementations of same.
 * Programming SVG (Apress, 2002) A book on developing Scalable Vector Graphics solutions in conjunction with HTML, XML DOM, Javascript and XSLT.
 * Early Adopter XQuery (Wrox, 2001) Wrote a book on XPath 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 features..
 * Professional XML Schema (Wrox, 2001) Co-wrote a book on development using XML Schema and XSLT.
 * Professional XSL (Wrox, 2001) Co-wrote a book on professional XSL programming, my sections including advanced XSLT programming and programming with SVG.
 * Beginning XML (1st and 2nd Editions) (Wrox, 2000) Co-wrote a book on XML basic programming principles, including a case study on building a message board system and chapters on XHTML and CSS.
 * XML Developers Handbook (Sybex, 2000) Book on XML and XSLT programming for use with the MSXML parser.
 * XML (Barrons Japan, 1998) Introductory book on XML for the Japanese Market.