It is no secret we here at Avalon are enamored with MarkLogic technology. Our consultants have regular discussions that involve topics like the best way to use Java code with XQuery or how to integrate HTML5 with WebSockets to create a multi-publisher capability for MarkLogic (and no, we do not use pocket-protectors or wear hats [...]
Taxonomies and Content Management
My formal introduction to Vignette Content Management began with this statement: ”Vignette has three hierarchical organizations for content.” Put another way, you need three taxonomies to make Vignette work its best. So what does that mean? One definition of taxonomy is: “A defined hierarchy of categories; a tree-like structure of terminology that defines how [...]
Building Dynamic BBCode Into Your XML Blogs
I love XML. Sometimes, however, there are times where XML can become rather cumbersome to work with – for instance, try writing a book sometimes on HTML and SVG using DocBook (something I’m currently undertaking for O’Reilly Press). The amount of times that you have to work with < content in this context can easily [...]

