Re: XML, anyone?

["Thwing, Cathy" <CThwing -at- TUSD -dot- K12 -dot- AZ -dot- US>]

XML seems very exciting.  At first, I thought it would be most of interest
to those of us who prepare documentation for web and other methods of
delivery on computers.  (It affords great control for formatting and
searching.)  But since becoming a member of the XML mail list (see info
below), I've learned that it seems to be a great tool for programmers, too.

At present, I'm lurking about trying to learn all I can about XML while I
wait for the next generation of XML capable browsers.  On a practical level,
where I work, we'll probably be using XML for our Intranet only, as we can
control the browser used internally to make sure it's XML compatible, and
our use of XML on the Internet (like our use of HTML 4.0) will probably have
to wait for widely-used browsers to catch up.

The best site I've found for XML is http://www.xml.com/xml/pub  (Be sure to
read Code of the XML Geeks for a worthwhile chuckle!)

MS's site at http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/c-frame.htm#/xml/default.asp
is also a good reference.

Here's info about the XML mail list:

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Tim, keep us posted on the progress of your book--I know I'll be in the
market for one!

--Cathy Thwing
<xmlgeek>
<subject title="other">Major wannabe</subject>
</xmlgeek>

Catherine Thwing
Information Technologies
Webmaster/Technical Writer Manager
Tucson Unified School District
http://www.tusd.k12.az.us
email: cthwing -at- tusd -dot- k12 -dot- az -dot- us
(520) 617-7202  ext.1131

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Altom [SMTP:taltom -at- SIMPLYWRITTEN -dot- COM]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 1998 7:04 PM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      XML, anyone?
>
> I've been approached to do a book about XML, and I was wondering if XML
> had
> penetrated yet to any of the other corners of techwhirldom.
>
> XML is an excellent adjunct to the structured documentation that SW has
> always done anyway, and I can see its benefits even from afar. But is it
> on
> anybody's radar screen but mine?
>
> Tim Altom
> Adobe Certified Expert, Acrobat
> Simply Written, Inc.
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