Using XSLT seems to be the XML-ish way to convert XML to HTML. I don't think that has changed in 4 years. Other options probably include using XML::Twig or XML::Simple to read in the XML, and then use some templating system (such as Text Template or HTML::Template or ...) to produce HTML output. It kind of depends on what framework, if any, you have, or, if you don't have a framework yet, what framework you are going to use.

For example, if you are doing all the rest of your website in HTML::Template, I would probably suggest that you use the perl to read in the XML file, and place it in a hash with which HTML::Template can use to populate its template. However, if all your pages are coming from an XML source, learning XSLT may be a good thing as it is a differently cross-problem tool that you can put in your mental toolbox.

As for your fun in installing XML::Parser on OS X, I'd suggest Meditations or Tutorials.

In reply to Re: XML in, HTML out design patterns by Tanktalus
in thread XML in, HTML out design patterns by alienhuman

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