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- Read Part 1 (March 2005) and Part 2 (May 2005) of this three-part developerWorks tutorial series on preparing for the IBM XML certification exam.
- 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 that 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 Pradeep Chopra, co-author of this tutorial (developerWorks, March 2003).
- Visit the World Wide 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.
- Visit www.w3schools.org for good tutorials about various XML technologies.
- Try www.zvon.org, another good site that offers tutorials on these technologies.
- Visit PerfectXML for some good tips on XSLT.
- Want to know more about software architecture? Start with this resource page from the Carnegie Mellon Software Institute.
- Read Uche Ogbuji's developerWorks article "When to use elements versus attributes" for answers to one of the oldest questions in XML design (March 2004).
- Reference the W3C's DOM glossary.
- Read
Professional XML, 2nd Edition
, the prescribed book for the XML Certification Exam that covers these technologies to the extent required by the exam.
-
Software Architecture in Practice, 2nd Edition
by Len Bass, Paul Clements, and Rick Kazman is a solid reference on the topic.
- Also pick up the
XML Bible
by Elliotte Rusty Harold. This is a good book to get you started on XML technologies.
-
Essential XML Quick Reference
covers all the relevant topics except security and XSL-FO. Download a free PDF version from http://www.develop.com/technology/developmentorseries.aspx.
- Get
Processing XML with Java
, a very good book for understanding SAX and DOM. Download a free online edition of this book at http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xmljava/.
Get products and technologies
- Practice and assess your knowledge level using the Whizlabs XML Exam Simulator.
Discuss
- Check out the XML Certification forum at JavaRanch.
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