Mark Logic User Conference 2008: Generate Some XQuery Buzz
The Mark Logic User Conference, the world's largest gathering of XQuery users, experts and fans, is only two weeks away!The jam packed agenda of sessions on ground breaking and diverse XQuery...
View ArticleHave it Your Way with Article 2.0 and XQuery
At the MarkLogic User Conference, Darin McBeath of Elsevier asked the question what would you do if you were the publisher? How would you present an article? How would you render figures and...
View ArticleIts (Really) About XQuery
I finally got on the Wordle bandwandwagon and ran the Discovering XQuery Blog through their clever wordcloud generator thingy. Actually, I ran it more than a couple of times since it's a lot of fun to...
View ArticleGood News (for XQuery at least)
Lots of good things are happening with XQuery which is a nice change from the regular news.First and foremost, MarkLogic Server 4.0 is out! With this release, MarkLogic Server is updated to XQuery 1.0...
View ArticleMaking Pizza Right Part 1: An XML Model for a Pizza Place
I've had an idea for a while now to make a Facebook application that will let lovers of New Haven Pizza sample a pie (no slices here) when they are not able to get to their shrines of Pepe's, Sally's...
View ArticleMaking Pizza Right Part 2: The XQuery Application
[This is part 2 of a series on the creation of a Facebook application to let fans of New Haven pizza order a virtual pie. Part 1 is here.]Now that I've created our XML data model for the Pizza places,...
View ArticleWorld's Largest XQuery Gathering Only Two Weeks Away!
The Mark Logic User Conference is just two weeks away! Once again, XQuery enthusiasts will flock to San Francisco for a great mix of hands on technical sessions, best practices and, my favorite,...
View ArticleGetting Ready: T-minus 3 Days to the Mark Logic User Conference
The run up to the Mark Logic User Conference (The World's Largest XQuery Gathering) is usually hectic and this year is no different. I've been busy preparing for the 1-day orientation class that I...
View ArticleUpcoming XQuery Events and a Look Back
There is some great activity coming up in the world of XQuery and here are a few of the events on my calendar:XQuery and Mobile: This Wednesday, Mark Logic will be hosting a webinar on how Mobile is...
View ArticleCountdown to the MarkLogic User Conference
Just hours away from the first events of the User Conference and XQuery geeks all over are sharpening their MacBooks, testing out iPad integrations and, if you are like me, polishing up some XQuery...
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