eXtensible Markup Language:

The Least You Need To Know

January 15, 1998


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Table of Contents

eXtensible Markup Language: The Least You Need To Know

Who We Are

eXtensible Markup Language: The Least You Need To Know

The Origin of (Document) Species

The Origin of (Document) Species

The Document Ecology

Evolution: Syntax

Evolution: Style

Evolution: Structure

Evolution: Semantics

Citation Encodings (1/2)

Citation Encodings (2/2)

The Fossil Record

The Ascent of XML

World-Wide Markup Language

Mission of XML

Community-Wide Markup Languages

Evolution of a Standard

Other Useful XML Links

Future Evolution of XML

XML: Specifications

XML-LANG

XML-LANG: Markup Types

XML-LANG: DTDs (1/2)

XML-LANG: DTDs (2/2)

XML-LINK

XML-LINK: Advanced

XML-STYLE

XML: Applications

Data Archaeology

Every Bit in XML

Across Time

Across Space

Across Cultures

XML Example Applications

Some Software Tools

Anatomy of a DTD

Anatomy of a Memo DTD

Adding Header Declaration

Elements within the Text

Quotation Links: Simple to Extended

Out-of-Line Links

Linking Example: A Link Farm

Making the Memo DTD Links-Aware

Sample Memo XML-file

Adding Style

XML Editors and Browsers

The Philosophy of XML

XML: Recommended Reading

Authors: Rohit Khare and Adam Rifkin.

Email: rohit@uci.edu and adam at xent dot com

See Also: XML Examples that Go with these Slides

XML: Useful Links

Khare/Rifkin papers on XML

Copyright 1998, 4K Consulting. All rights reserved. May be used only for educational and personal purposes without written consent of the authors.

Presentation source: HTML, RTF, Powerpoint '97


Adam Rifkin, January 15, 1998.