Resources

• Read Part 2 (May 2005) and Part 3 (August 2005) of this three-part developerWorks tutorial series on preparing for the IBM XML certification exam.
  
  
• Visit the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) site, which contains the specifications for XML and many of its related technologies. This is probably the best place to get in-depth information on XML.
  
  
• Check out the developerWorks XML zone for a wide range of articles, tutorials, columns, forums and other resources that cover extensible technologies in detail. While you're there, take a look at the developerWorks SOA and Web services zone for more on those topics.
  
  
• Start with the basics. Read Doug Tidwell's popular "Introduction to XML" tutorial here on developerWorks (August 2002).
  
  
• Confused by all the XML standards out there? Uche Ogbuji's developerWorks article series on XML standards can help you sort through it all:
  • Part 1 -- The core standards (January 2004)
  • Part 2 -- XML processing standards (February 2004)
  • Part 3 -- The most important vocabularies (February 2004)
  • Part 4 -- Detailed cross-reference of the most important XML standards (March 2004)
  
  
• Read the XML Schema Datatypes Recommendation.
  
  
• Find out more about XML Signature at the W3C.
  
  
• Visit www.w3schools.org for good tutorials about various XML technologies.
  
  
• Try www.zvon.org, another good site that offers tutorials on these technologies.
  
  
• Take a closer look at namespaces -- read Ronald Bourret's XML Namespaces FAQ as well as Uche Ogbuji's developerWorks article "Use XML namespaces with care" (April 2004).
  
  
• Read Kurt Cagle's "XSD Schema Tricks and Tips" for more on W3C XML Schema.
  
  
• Check out the XML Certification forum at JavaRanch.
  
  
• Find out more about the IBM Certified Developer in XML and Related Technologies exam. This page includes:
  • Details on the job role and target audience for whom the certification was built
  • Recommended prerequisites for the knowledge and skills one should possess before considering this certification
  • The test objectives and the skills measured by the exam
  • Recommended educational resources to prepare you for the test, based on the test objectives
  • A pre-assessment/sample test to gauge your readiness for the actual exam
  
  
• Check out this introductory article on XML certification by the author of this tutorial.
  
  
• Practice and assess your knowledge level using the Whizlabs XML Exam Simulator.
  
  
• Read Professional XML, 2nd Edition , the prescribed book for the XML Certification Exam that covers these technologies to the extent required by the exam.
  
  
• Also pick up the XML Bible by Elliotte Rusty Harold. This is a good book to get you started on XML technologies.
  
  
• Cover all the relevant topics except security and XSL-FO in Essential XML Quick Reference .
  
  

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• Overview
• An introduction to XML
• DTDs
• W3C XML Schema
• Web services
• Security
• Wrap up
• Resources
• About the authors

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