getting started with xml

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does anyone of you know a good site to get on xml? some kind of tutorial or whatever?

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You could always try http://www.w3.org/XML/ under "Bookmarks: Recommended Reading" thats where I got my start, I would also recommend the O'Reilly books on XML
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yeah, i got that o'reilly pocket-refernce and had a look at w3 too.

i just want to get an idea of that 'almighty' thing. i'm wondering: is it already used anywhere or just a thing of the future? do you use it?

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I've been told by several people that I should learn XML. But it doesn't appeal to me. I've not needed it in the past, and I can do everything I want with other tools.

Honestly, I'm just waiting for this hyped language to take off like all these magazines predict. But the last time I checked, it was still grounded.

Any thoughts on this?

Mark Hensler
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Quote: Originally posted by Mark Hensler
I've been told by several people that I should learn XML. ... But the last time I checked, it was still grounded.

same for me. i don't want to do what other people tell me, so i ignored all this voices. but now, after reading articles from 'neutral' sources,(i.e. 'weaving the web' by tim berners-lee) i really see some kind of sense for a language like xml. but anyway, i don't feel like knowing a lot about it, probably because a big part of it is still floating.

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well, i found two sites with very basic but well explained stuff 'bout xml:

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