XML
An acronym for eXtensible Markup Language.On XML and markup languages in general
- On the crappiness of XML see also TUNES vs the WWW.
- Markup language survey by Steven J. Murdoch.
- A lot of propaganda by Philip Wadler:
- XML: Some hyperlinks minus the hype.
- The Essence of XML.
- Et tu XML? The fall of the relational empire: an inane rant. To understand why, constrast with Setting Matters Straight - April 2003 -- A XML:DB.ORG Exchange: Reply to Bradford and other writings by Fabian Pascal.
Some alternatives to XML (more at www.XMLSuck.com§ old broken link)
Note: these probably correct only some syntactic annoyance of XML. -- Mad70- BML - Better Markup Language (old link).
- DL a Data Language.
- YAML Ain't Markup Language.
- LMNL Layered Markup and Annotation Language.
- ONX: Open Node Syntax.
- Simple Outline XML: SOX.
- SLiP - a "Sorta Like Python" shorthand for XML.
- XML Binary Characterization Working Group Public Page: not really an alternative, but an implicit admission that the standard XML format is a useless waste of resources.
- XSLScript and TerseXML.
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