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Beginning XML

Tutorials and explanations to learn how to read, write and use XML. If you're just getting started with XML, these links will help you learn how to read, write and use it.
Why do browsers display code when viewing XML?
Unless you provide instructions for how to display XML code, Web browsers will display the markup directly rather than styling it or creating pretty Web pages with it.
Should I learn XML?
Personally, I think that learning XML helped me to better understand Web pages and how to communicate with databases. But if all you want to ever do is put up basic Web designs, then perhaps XML isn't the right choice.
What is the point of XML?
Bottom line, if you're not interested in learning programming, then learning XML won't be of use to you. But if you want to control the data that your Web programs and applications have access to, XML is a great tool.
What is XML?
What is XML? Learn the basics of XML and how it works. This is the most common question about XML - what exactly is it?
XML FAQ
Learn more about XML by getting the answers to some of the more common questions.
What is XML?
XML is not an off-shoot of HTML but rather it's own language in itself. By your XML/HTML Guide, Jennifer Kyrnin.
Attributes and XML
Attributes are as important in XML as in HTML. They allow you to describe your elements and give them life. By Jennifer Kyrnin, Your XML/HTML Guide.
Examining XML
The basics of XML and how it works to create markup languages. From Jennifer Kyrnin, HTML/XML Guide.
What are all Those "MLs"?
SGML, XML, HTML, SM(i)L, MathML, etc. What are all these things? How do they relate? From your XML/HTML Guide, Jennifer Kyrnin.
XML Elements
Learn how to use the most basic building block of XML - the element. By Jennifer Kyrnin, Your XML/HTML Guide.
XML Explained
From your HTML Guide. Learn about XML through questions and answers.
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