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Michael Kay (software engineer)
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Michael H. Kay FBCS
(born 11 October 1951) is the editor of the W3C specification of the XSLT
2.0 language for performing XML
transformations, and the developer of the Saxon XSLT
and XQuery
processing software.
He is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge
and gained his Ph.D at the
University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
under the supervision of Maurice Wilkes. He spent over twenty years with the British computer manufacturer ICL, then worked for three years with Software AG
before forming his own company, Saxonica.
He is the author of the book XSLT: Programmer's Reference by Wrox Press
and several other books on software engineering . He lives and works in Reading
, England
and is a member of the XML Guild.
FBCS
FBCS is an abbreviation for Fellow of the British Computer Society . This is the most senior professional grade in the BCS. It is available to applicants with a minimum of five years of Information Technology experience in a senior IT position or who have an established eminent or authoritative...
(born 11 October 1951) is the editor of the W3C specification of the XSLT
XSLT
XSLT is a declarative, XML-based language used for the transformation of XML documents. The original document is not changed; rather, a new document is created based on the content of an existing one. The new document may be serialized by the processor in standard XML syntax or in another format,...
2.0 language for performing XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
transformations, and the developer of the Saxon XSLT
Saxon XSLT
Saxon is an XSLT and XQuery processor created by Michael Kay. There are open-source and also closed-source commercial versions. Versions exist for Java and .NET.The current version, as of December 2010, is 9.3.- Versions :...
and XQuery
XQuery
- Features :XQuery provides the means to extract and manipulate data from XML documents or any data source that can be viewed as XML, such as relational databases or office documents....
processing software.
He is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
and gained his Ph.D at the
University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
The Computer Laboratory is the computer science department of the University of Cambridge. As of 2007, it employs 35 academic staff, 25 support staff, 35 affiliated research staff, and about 155 research students...
under the supervision of Maurice Wilkes. He spent over twenty years with the British computer manufacturer ICL, then worked for three years with Software AG
Software AG
Founded in 1969, Software AG is an enterprise software company with over 10,000 enterprise customers in over 70 countries. The company is the second largest software vendor in Germany, the fourth in Europe and among the top 25 globally...
before forming his own company, Saxonica.
He is the author of the book XSLT: Programmer's Reference by Wrox Press
Wrox Press
Wrox press is a computer book publisher, originally based in the UK. Wrox pioneered the philosophy of "Programmer to Programmer™" books for technology professionals. All books published by Wrox are written by software developers...
and several other books on software engineering . He lives and works in Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and is a member of the XML Guild.