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I'm getting very interested in XML, especially in using Java to create and
update XML files. However, the documents I'm reading about XML at IBM
Developer Works are, for the most part, quite dated with dates in 2002 and
earlier being typical.
How do I find out what the current practices are on XML and how to work with
it in Java? I don't want to waste a lot of time trying to figure out how to
use tools and techniques that have long since been replaced by far better
techniques. For example, having to use DOM to read an entire XML document in
order to insert a single element seems like a pretty dubious way of doing
something. It reminds me of storing data on magnetic tape and having to read
through most of the tape to add information to it. This seems more like the
1960s than the first decade of the 21st century. I have to assume that
someone has come up with better approaches by now.
I was also intrigued by Xindice but I'm not clear if this is a popular
approach or just an idea that never really amounted to anything.
Does anyone have any insights for me? Or suggestions on where to get good
information on this subject?
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Rhino
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