Technology

Saxonica develops the Saxon processor for XSLT, XQuery, and XML Schema. In this section you can find:

• An introduction to XML.
• An introduction to XSLT and XQuery.
• A diagram of the Saxon architecture, showing the main components and dataflows.
• Answers to frequently asked questions relating to technology, Saxon product functionality, commercial products, and the company.
• Details about our publications and presentations - including Michael Kay's book XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0, and links to articles presented at recent XML conferences.
• A link to the various Saxonica blogs, including: Michael Kay's Saxon diaries blog - which contains in-depth entries about a variety of topics relating to the current development of Saxon; Norm Tovey-Walsh's Saxon Chronicles blog; and the Announcements blog.
• Links to the main W3C Specifications implemented by Saxon, and conformance information.

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