To: The FRugitive
What's the big deal with XML?XML (Extensible Markup Language) applications communicate with each other, independent of platform or format.
HP/UX XML applications will transfer data to IBM XML web-based applications via a style sheet.
Operating system, database independence is a very big deal!
9 posted on
04/20/2003 8:35:21 PM PDT by
sinkspur
To: sinkspur
Operating system, database independence is a very big deal! One of the Holy Grails!
To: sinkspur
XML is the trendy new way to do 20 year old technology - i.e. 'text' file transfers of data.
It is just repackaged with a new name, the Linux people have grabbed hold of it as new wisdom (God Save Us from the Linux 'gurus') and it has become a buzz word.
It is text file transfer of data- nothing more (OK it has 'TAGS' around data telling you what it is... TEXT tags you have to parse - or, in other words, even MORE text data...)
20 posted on
04/21/2003 1:05:17 AM PDT by
Mr. K
(I'm formidable with that)
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