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Dear Reader,

Welcome to another issue of XML.com.

Back in the day, XML parser performance was a hot topic. Before that,
I can recall how important parser implementation effort was. The first
sales pitch I can remember hearing about XML, well before it was made
a standard, was that someone other than James Clark should be able to
implement an XML parser. In fact, the claim was more that a competent
CS undergraduate student could implement one.

Today it's not so much that that's wrong as that it's just...odd.

But we do still have to care--for some kinds of application--about
XML parser performance, and since that scene changes more often than
we cover it, it's about time for an update.

This week we start a two-part series on XML parser performance. Check
it out.

XML Parser Benchmarks: Part 1

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2007/05/09/xml-parser-benchmarks-part-1.html

XML.com Weblogs
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Rick Jelliffe, Design Tips for Interchanging Forms
http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2007/04/design_tips_for_interchanging.html

Keith Fahlgren, DocBook Elements in the Wild
http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2007/05/docbook_elements_in_the_wild.html

and a follow-up:

DocBook in the Wild: A Look at Newer Content
http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2007/05/docbook_elements_in_the_wild_a.html

The Weekly Tab Sweep
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Not much this week since the power company decided to deprive us of
electricity overnight--in the middle of the big city!

Insanely cool:
http://hacketyhack.net

Perhaps even cooler:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spime

The Lazy Web^H^H^H Newsletter Request
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So, faithful reader, my wife and I are having our first child in late
September. We want a camcorder, preferably HD and Mac-friendly.

What should we buy? Replies to kendall@xml.com greatly
appreciated. I'll summarize the answers in a future newsletter.

As always, thanks for reading!

Kendall Clark, kendall@xml.com
Managing Editor, XML.com

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