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Describe the differences between XML and HTML
Describe the differences between XML and HTML It's amazing how many developers claim to be proficient programming with XML, yet do not understand the basic differences between XML and HTML. Anyone with a fundamental grasp of XML should be able describe some of the main differences outlined in the ta...
2007-04-11, 4680👍, 0💬

Why Is XML Such an Important Development?
Why is XML such an important development? It removes two constraints which were holding back Web developments: Dependence on a single, inflexible document type (HTML) which was being much abused for tasks it was never designed for; The complexity of full SGML, whose syntax allows many powerful but h...
2007-04-11, 4778👍, 0💬

Where Should I Use XML
Where Should I Use XML? Its goal is to enable generic SGML to be served, received, and processed on the Web in the way that is now possible with HTML. XML has been designed for ease of implementation and for interoperability with both SGML and HTML. Despite early attempts, browsers never allowed oth...
2007-04-11, 4766👍, 0💬

What Is a Markup Language
What Is a Markup Language? A markup language is a set of words and symbols for describing the identity of pieces of a document (for example, 'this is a paragraph', 'this is a heading', 'this is a list', 'this is the caption of this figure', etc). Programs can use this with a stylesheet to create out...
2007-04-11, 4814👍, 0💬

What Is XML
What is XML? XML is the Extensible Markup Language. It improves the functionality of the Web by letting you identify your information in a more accurate, flexible, and adaptable way. It is extensible because it is not a fixed format like HTML (which is a single, predefined markup language). Instead,...
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