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Re: Wikipedia on XML

• From: Dave Pawson <davep@dpawson.co.uk>
• To: Pete Cordell <petexmldev@codalogic.com>
• Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:54:54 +0100

On 09/08/09 11:38, Pete Cordell wrote:
> Original Message From: "Tim Bray"
>
>> I think that's accurate but it feels kind of long and klunky. Anyone got
>> any polish to apply? -T
>
>
> Here's another bid:

I like the approach, not quite 50,000 feet, but pretty high.
(I think it still needs Tims 'one liner' for what is XML
in addition to this)




> Although originally designed to represent documents with associated
> mark-up,
> XML's use has expanded to include representing computer languages and
> arbitrary data.

+3. good point Pete.
Or does this presume the reader assumes XML was for representing
documents? Lens and Mike Kays point well taken on my part.

>
> Other specifications in the XML family define languages for manipulating
> XML
> (XSL), defining the valid format of application specific data represented
> using XML (DTD, XML Schema, Relax NG), and linking a referencing other XML
> documents and fragments (XPath, XLink, XInclude etc.)

Good addition if linked to W3C?




regards

-- 
Dave Pawson
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http://www.dpawson.co.uk

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