Introduction to XForms

A key idea of our approach to building internet applications is making good use of standards-based languages, in particular XForms.

XForms is an exciting new language from the W3C that can be used to create anything from simple forms to complex Web 2.0 applications. XForms are dynamic, cross-platform, accessible, script-free...and 100% standard.

This handbook covers everything you need to know to get started with XForms. You'll start with a simple walkthrough to get your development environment up and running, then create two fully functioning applications--one that saves links to del.icio.us, and another that searches Flickr. Both use CSS-driven Ajax animations.

Once you've seen what XForms can do, building web applications will never be the same!

Handbook reviewed 2006-12-06, by MB.