what is XML?

The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a W3C-recommended general-purpose markup language for creating special-purpose markup languages, capable of describing many different kinds of data. It is a simplified subset of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML).

Languages based on XML (for example, Geography Markup Language (GML), RDF/XML, RSS, Atom, MathML, XHTML, SVG, EAD, Klip and MusicXML) are defined in a formal way, allowing programs to modify and validate documents in these languages without prior knowledge of their particular form.

advantages of XML

The advantage of using XML is to facilitate the sharing of data across different systems, particularly systems connected via the Internet.

relevant books about XML

• XML Programming (Core Reference)
• Strategic XML
• Faster Smarter HTML & XML
• Python & XML
• Voice Application Development with VoiceXML
• XML, XSLT, Java, and JSP: A Case Study in Developing a Web Application
• Program Generators with XML and Java
• The XML Handbook (3rd Edition)
• Practical Guide to SGML/XML Filters
• XML by Example (By Example)
• XHTML: Moving Toward XML

projects that use XML

• Mathematical Association Search

• W3
• more information about web design
• web development blog category