On 03/28/2010 05:26 AM, Ilie Halip wrote:
Well, I've looked over a few projects, but I haven't been able to find a candidate better than Xerxes. I made a list of desired features (such as validation, error reporting, ability to parse XML chunks from strings, availability of a Dom-like interface) and just browsed documentation, looked at examples, reading through header files... Specifically, I looked at TinyXml, expat, ezXml, mini-xml, Parsifal, and 2-3 others I can't remember.
For avoidance of doubt: we are talking about a backend other than the existing libxml2, right ? I.e., the goal is not to replace libxml2, but to complement it (so users can choose).
Aside from a multitude of features which others lack, Xerxes also prides itself with conformance with a number of W3C standards and recommendations. So I guess this is the way to go. I downloaded the 3.1.0 version, and already started looking through the samples.
Good.
Also, I had 2 other questions. 1. Except the student-mentor discussions, reports, code reviews... is there anything else expected from me? I know other organizations require students to maintain wiki pages about their progress, or blog about it.
I'm not aware of an official requirement to have a blog or similar.
2. Is it a problem if I also apply for another project of another organization? Because I will be competing with other students, and I might not succeed.
Right. I think it is fine to apply to multiple applications, as long as you keep all prospective mentors / mentoring orgs aware of this, so they can plan accordingly. Thanks, Stefan -- ...ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin...