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  • XML in 10 points

    From the page "Structured data includes things like spreadsheets, address books, configuration parameters, financial transactions, and technical drawings. XML is a set of rules (you may also think of them as guidelines or conventions) for designing text formats that let you structure your... more

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  • Rated by techwriterguy on Oct 06, 9:56am

    From the page "Structured data includes things like spreadsheets, address books, configuration parameters, financial transactions, and technical drawings. XML is a set of rules (you may also think of them as guidelines or conventions) for designing text formats that let you structure your data. XML is not a programming language, and you don't have to be a programmer to use it or learn it. XML makes it easy for a computer to generate data, read data, and ensure that the data structure is unambiguous. XML avoids common pitfalls in language design: it is extensible, platform-independent, and it supports internationalization and localization."

  • Rated by DavidJohns on Aug 09, 11:31pm

    XML is not a programming language, and you don't have to be a programmer to use it or learn it.

  • Rated by brendonboshell on Aug 09, 11:09am

    Nice summary

  • Rated by phaoloo on Jun 20 2009, 7:43pm

    Basic stuff

  • Rated by jggube on Nov 23 2008, 7:04pm

    If you ever wanted to know what XML is - this 10 point guide is the best place to start (from W3C).

  • Reviewed by sampatm on Nov 18 2008, 11:37am

    Nice page of info on XML

  • Rated by gtc55 on Oct 28 2008, 4:10am

    XML - whatever that is!

  • Rated by online-ethics on Jun 20 2008, 12:14am

    Programs that produce spreadsheets, address books, and other structured data often store that data on disk, using either a binary or text format. One advantage of a text format is that it allows people, if necessary, to look at the data without the program that produced it; in a pinch, you can read a text format with your favorite text editor. Text formats also allow developers to more easily debug applications. Like HTML, XML files are text files that people shouldn't have to read, but may when the need arises. Compared to HTML, the rules for XML files allow fewer variations. A forgotten tag, or an attribute without quotes makes an XML file unusable, while in HTML such practice is often explicitly allowed. The official XML specification forbids applications from trying to second-guess the creator of a broken XML file; if the file is broken, an application has to stop right there and report an error...

  • Reviewed by Gilman on Apr 13 2008, 4:59pm

    "XML in 10 points"

  • Rated by turoczy on Apr 13 2008, 4:41pm

    The next time someone asks you to explain XML to them, send them this link.