At some conferences, I teach more in-depth classes and hands-on sessions. These combine discussions of technology with exercises, sample applications, and a shameless plug for my book. You can download both the slides and the sample code below.
Classes
XML Boot camp [Slides (PDF) | Sample code]
WWW10 Hong Kong, May 2001 This was a half-day tutorial covering various aspects of XML. We started with a very brief intro to XML, followed by a discussion of the major XML programming interfaces (DOM, SAX, and JDOM). The session wrapped up with coverage of XSLT and Web Services.
Amazing XSLT Tricks [Slides (PDF) | Exercises]
XML Asia Pacific, November 2001 This was a half-day tutorial on XSLT that I gave at the XML Asia/Pacific conference in Sydney. We start with the basics of XSLT, then move on to more advanced features like sorting, grouping, master documents, and extensions.