XML quote Re: Meeting Notes: SLUG Mon 14 Nov - Google Earth and everything else

[Kent Johnson]

Paul Lussier wrote:

> Is there anyway we could foster this into a real discussion on XML,
> what it is, what it's used for, why it's
> good/bad/evil/sucks-rocks/better-than-sliced-bread ?
> 
> About the only thing I know about XML is that it appears to be a
> markup language for Pirate Treasure Maps (you know, X-marks-the-spot...
> okay, sorry, not funny :)

As far as what it is, there is a huge amount of material available 
online to answer this. Here are a few starting places:
A Technical Introduction to XML
http://xml.com/pub/a/98/10/guide0.html

Many other articles on xml.com

Processing XML with Java - complete book available online, the first two 
chapters are general introduction to XML.
http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xmljava/

Kent