TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:What is the Utility of XML? From:"Raymond Anthony Springer" <raspring -at- learn -dot- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Thu, 02 Dec 1999 08:28:06 -0500
Dear TECHWR-Lrs:
I would like to expand on the XML thread in order to get a current
response to a question that's been bothering me. As a soon-to-be
Technical Communicator, I'm a bit hazy on what the advantages of XML are
in general, and specifically whether it is something that I should be
learning about now. Some of the professional TCs we've talked to have
mentioned that they've been told to "learn XML," or that they are
kicking around ideas about applying XML to legacy documents or using it
for context-sensitive help. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
using XML? Should this be part of our course?
Sincerely,
Ray Springer.
raspring -at- learn -dot- SenecaC -dot- on -dot- ca
