Introduction to XML
With this introduction, we learn what XML is and how it differs from language like HTML and CCS. Basically, XML translates different mark-up languages so that computers can read them. In order to translate, XML uses lots of tags and other data. I liked this article because it was easy for me to understand and did not go into too many complicated details. It was a simple but thorough introduction.
Survey of XML Standards
Here, we basically learn the standards for XML, such as Namespaces and Bases. It makes sense that there are rules and standards for XML, and it was interesting to learn what they are and their specific functions.
Extending Your Markup: An XML Tutorial
In my opinion, this was the best XML tutorial out of all the tutorials for this week. It talked about how XML influenced HTML, which was interesting to learn about. We also learned about how we can use stylesheets to convert XML into HTML. This was the most informative article out of all the articles for this week!
XML Schema Tutorial
I did not enjoy this tutorial as much as the others. It was very complicated, and felt like it was geared for users who are experts at XML. I definitely would not recommend this tutorial for beginners like myself.
Doug, thanks for your recommendation of the Bergholz article. Honestly, none of them made much sense to me, so it was hard to distinguish which was a better article. If necessary, I will go back to the Bergholz for further clarification.
ReplyDeleteHi, Doug--I think you did a nice job of breaking down each of the articles/tutorials. Your observation that the first article really broke down XML as a topic, and made it very easy to understand and user-friendly, is a point that I also observed after viewing the article. I think after the lecture, all of this information on XML will be even clearer. I enjoyed reading your notes for this unit!
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