英文XMLSpy介绍

今天看到altova网站对 XMLSPy产品介绍内容，其中有一段对XML的描述非常贴切和到位，接触XML这么多年，一直没有找到能精练概括XML的话语，今天通过这段英文，终于找到了，急切想把他留下来，漫漫品尝，一个一个单词的品位，或许别人早已领悟了XML的真谛，而我需要从头、从本质上开始领悟，所以就把他们粘帖出来，督促自己常看看。 XML has received widespread support and adoption in the computer industry because of its simplicity, extensibility, interoperability, and flexibility, all of which stem from its power to represent data independent of programming language, platform, or operating system. Today, eXtensible Markup Language (XML) technologies play a critical role in all software development projects, and developers need a tool for creating, editing, and debugging XML-related technologies in an efficient, standards-conformant manner. Altova XMLSpy® 2007 delivers the power you need to create the most advanced XML and Web services applications, yet at the same time it’s flexible enough to allow you to work with XML using the views and options that best suit your business needs and working preferences. Designed to increase your XML development productivity from start to finish, XMLSpy® 2007 includes the following XML development tools and functionality: XML editor Schema-aware XQuery editor & debugger Visual XML Schema editor XPath 1.0/2.0 Analyzer window DTD editing Database integration Graphical WSDL editor Web services development SOAP client & debugger Java/C#/C++ code generation XSLT 1.0/2.0 editor, debugger & profiler VS.NET & Eclipse integration Project management And much more... Simplify and Accelerate XML Development XMLSpy® 2007 abstracts away the complexity of working with XML-based technologies through its intuitive user interface and rich variety of editing views and options. Five synchronized editing views allow you to work with any XML technology in a way that best suits the complexity of the document and your preferences, for instance, if you prefer to develop in a text view, graphical view, or switch back and forth between the two. The intelligent editing features of XMLSpy® 2007 support auto completion, context sensitive syntax help, entry helpers, syntax coloring, and more to aid you in creating valid XML documents. The XMLSpy views and intelligent editing functions are designed to make working with documents as easy as possible. When working with XML is easy, productivity increases, saving money and decreasing time-to-market for your applications. Create Standards-conformant XML Documents The power of XML lies in its ability to represent data in a standards-based way, independent of the operating system, platform, and programming language used. To realize these benefits in your applications, the XML documents you create must be standards-conformant. XMLSpy® 2007 provides unsurpassed compliance with the latest industry standards, including XML, DTD, XML Schema, XSLT 1.0 and 2.0, XPath 1.0 and 2.0, and XQuery, as well as SOAP and WSDL for Web services development. XMLSpy even supports the new Open Office XML format used to store Microsoft Office 2007 data, giving you access to the vast amount of data stored in Word 2007 and Excel 2007 documents. Only XMLSpy® 2007 includes: The most award-winning XML editor for five years in a row The most standards-conformant validation engine available The world’s leading XML Schema editor The award-winning XSLT engine, schema-aware XSLT 2.0 processor, and a powerful XSLT debugger The world's most intuitive schema-aware XQuery editor and debugger The unique, user-friendly graphical WSDL editor and SOAP debugger The industry’s first XML editor with native support for XML-based Office 2007 documents The advanced standards-conformance supported by XMLSpy® 2007 allows you to create well formed, valid XML documents with ease for use in your advanced B2B and Web services applications. Develop Advanced XML Applications In addition to its powerful XML modeling, editing, validation, and debugging capabilities, XMLSpy® 2007 supports the complementary technologies required to build the most advanced XML-based applications. Because XML documents must be bound to an external software application or runtime environment, XMLSpy® 2007 includes automatic code generation of Java, C++, or C# class files based on data elements defined in a schema. In addition, most advanced applications require interaction with relational and XML databases, which house the majority of business information today. XMLSpy® 2007 supports the most popular databases in their native interface languages, allowing you to query database data, generate XML Schemas based on database structures, import and export database data, and generate relational database schemas from XML Schemas. XMLSpy® 2007 is the only tool on the market that lets you tackle Web services development on all of the major Web services platforms, including Microsoft .NET, J2EE, and Eclipse. Support for integration with Microsoft Visual Studio.NET and Eclipse allows you to seamlessly access the powerful XMLSpy® 2007 features from within your choice of multi-purpose development environment. You can also access many of the powerful XMLSpy® 2007 functions in a programmatic way using the Java or COM systems integration API. And, if you want to embed the some or all of the XMLSpy features and functionality in your own applications, XMLSpy supports OLE and ActiveX control.