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I've decided to learn XML, 'cause everybody talks about its advantages. But need someone to guide me about what xml can do for me, what applications can be build with and i like to know if is that true that XML will replace HTLMl? . From a couple of years ago i'm hearing the same thing but never happens. And finally, what about XHTML?
Well, thanks in advance.
ps: A hands-on tutorial, related to the subject will be appreciate.
"Money, it's a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team."
"Money" - Pink Floyd
XML is mostly defined as a markup language that both humans and computers can understand (better than 0 and 1s eh?) to describe data. Applications that use XML are usually used in enterprise situations. At this point in time XML is just starting to get noticed by the little guys. At this time there is little it does for average Joe Smoe developer. XHTML is the XML version of HTML and doesnt vary much from HTML besides from a few syntax rules.
Yes I have too, but I really suck at it right now.
well, thank you.
"Money, it's a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team."
"Money" - Pink Floyd
http://www.w3schools.com/xml/
tutorial to get you started.
Like archigamer wrote; xml is used to describe data, while html describes the structure of a document, and as you can read in the w3schools tutorial, xml is not a replacement for html
What you can do with xml? E.g. store data as xml, transform with xsl into html
Take a look at (the eminent SP member) M@rco's site, for example
A great book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735605629/
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