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Programming Languages XSLT

Pure XSL localization

Transforming XML data to a human readable presentation of content could be easily done using XSL stylesheet transformations. Even various task could be performed by a standard XSL processor without demanding additional programming language integration. The following example sets up a project structure, needed resource files and transformations to localise the output of an XML transformation by purely using XSLT and XPath.

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IMHO: Lessons learned from WhatsApp

Building an open alternative to the propriety WhatsApp messenger would be a desirable option. And indeed there are lots of open (e.g. beem, yaxim,…) as well as non-free competitors but none of those could supersede it, although there were some reports about security problems and account hijacking. So what might be a key feature to bring the open alternatives to a broader audience?