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Various approaches have been proposed in the field of Web engineering that attempt to exploit the advantages of XML/XSL technologies. Although a strict separation of presentation and content achieved through XML/XSL has many advantages, a considerable effort is involved in using these technologies to develop Web sites. The lack of experience in XML/XSL can be a major cause for the extra effort. In several XML/XSL-based Web projects, we felt the need for a methodology that systematically guides the developer in the field through the development process while taking into account the limitations and strengths of XML. In this paper; we present XGuide, a practical guide for XML-based Web Engineering that focuses on parallel development. XGuide is a methodology for XML/XSL-based Web development that is tool-independent and hence, can be used with a broad range of development tools. We are currently using the XGuide approach in several Web projects.
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Kerer, C., Kirda, E., Krügel, C. (2002). XGuide - A Practical Guide to XML-Based Web Engineering. In: Gregori, E., Cherkasova, L., Cugola, G., Panzieri, F., Picco, G.P. (eds) Web Engineering and Peer-to-Peer Computing. NETWORKING 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2376. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45745-3_9
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