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New England Water Language user group. Water originates in the Boston-Cambridge-MIT area.
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BostonWater.org Water Programming Language User Group  Meetings are free to attend and open to everyone. Upcoming and Recent Monthly Meetings Next meeting November 29 Planned topics include: demonstration of a new Water project called the Connected Content Server. This is part of a Clear Methods SBIR...
http://www.bostonwater.org/

Mail list archive.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waterlanguage/

Startup called Clear Methods has produced Water XML programming language, and a run-time environment for its code, called Steam Engine, being offered as part of 'pure Web-services platform.' [InformationWeek]
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http://www.informationweek.com/s...Article.jhtml?articleID=12800605

By Mike Plusch; John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN 0764525360. In-depth introductory guide, hands-on tutorials, over 1,000 examples include source code, output; organized in 6 parts; author is Water co-creator. [Amazon.com]
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764525360

Open language-independent markup syntax compatible with XML 1.0, but handles all data types: non-hierarchial, program logic, document markup, binary. Concise and precise to eliminate 2 major limits of XML, extends its use.
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ConciseXML.org  A precise and concise markup syntax that is a superset of XML What is ConciseXML? ConciseXML is an open, language-independent markup syntax compatible with XML 1.0, but designed to handle every type of data including non-hierarchial data, program logic, document...
http://www.concisexml.org/

Clear Methods says XML programming must be simplified, so it created Water, a general-purpose language that can replace the many languages programmers need to master to produce Web services. [CNET News.com]
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Start-up aims to simplify XML CNET News.com  Methods believes programming with XML needs to be simplified--and it hopes its software, designed with that in mind, will win over converts. The Cambridge, Mass upstart created a programming language called Water that's designed specifically for handling XML (Extensible Markup...
http://news.com.com/2100-1013_3-5053623.html

For practicing developers: event announcements (user group meetings, workshops, conferences), book link.
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Water Code  Many developers quickly gain familiarity with a new language through code examples. Here are over 3000 examples and tests for you to try out. Each is written in Water and shows both the source and the expected test result. Water...
http://www.watercode.com/

Agencies that move to Web services and XML with no thorough understanding are building a house of cards. The Steam run-time engine and Water radically simplify XML; its core statements fit on 3 pages. [Government Computer News]
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XML: Add Water get Steam?  Wednesday November 30, 2005 Updated 5:08 PM EST November 30 Login Register Government LeaderWashington TechnologyFOSE Current Issue eSeminars White Papers Events Subscribe My Account RSS Search GCNAdvanced Search |Help Technology Products Home Communications Networking Enterprise Hardware Enterprise Software IT Security...
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/22933-1.html

First such event, one page announcement of place (MIT), time. To become full website.
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Water Language Conference 2004  Read a summary written by an attendee. Stay tuned to this site or sign up for the Water-related newsletters for information on next year's conference. Here is your chance to learn the latest about the open Water language and exchange...
http://www.waterlanguageconference.org/

All-purpose Web services language, platform: prototype-based, BASIC easy, LISP powerful, OO XML, ConciseXML syntax, OO Capability security. Descriptions, documents, news, events, articles, comparisons, services, products, book, community. [free trial version]
http://waterlanguage.org/

Two-year-old Massachusetts start-up Clear Methods Inc. says Web services are having trouble getting off the ground due to XML, one of the keys web services are supposed to be based on. With forum comments. [Linux Business Week]
http://www.sys-con.com/linux/article.cfm?id=936