Should i use XML ?

[lisandro]

Hello:

In the upcomming days i got to build a new web site and i want to know if should i use XML.

I dont know if XML is enhaced enought today to put all the data of my site in these format.

I see XML as a great time saver. I dont know too much about it, but i dream put all the text of the site in a XML document and then show it with diferents templates acording the user settings (plataform, browser, lenguage, print format, Flash, etc)

Is that posible today ? Is still is complicated to think in XML for a Whole Web Site ?

Thanx

[Winged Spider]

That depends on what kind of website your creating.

If your creating a cross platform buisness website, or a website with large ammounts of dynamic content than XML is the way to go.

dream put all the text of the site in a XML document and then show it with diferents templates acording the user settings (plataform, browser, lenguage, print format, Flash, etc)

Recentely I worked on a site that uses your above method with .txt files. Developing a XML for just displaying text is a little overkill.

[Winged Spider]

Just read a great article on XML.
It might answer your questions better.
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/hellxml/

[lisandro]

Thanx Spider

I found that these site (http://www.alistapart.com)got a lot of interesting XML data.

Im sure these site gonna disperse my doubts.