James Clark (computer scientist)
James Clark (born February 23, 1964 in London ) is a British computer scientist and one of the leading figures in SGML / XML development. He was actively involved in the development of the ISO standard " DSSSL " and, as an invited expert, helped shape some W3C recommendations, including XSLT and XPath .
James Clark has been the head of the open source department of the Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) for the Thai Ministry of Information and Communication Technology since 2004 .
Open source software
Clark has been writing open source software since the late 1980s . His most popular programs include
- Expat - XML parser
- groff - typesetting program
- JADE - DSSSL engine
- SP - SGML parser
- XT - XSLT engine
Some of his programs are now being further developed by the open source community, for example as OpenJade .
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SURNAME | Clark, James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British computer scientist, active in XML / SGML development |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |