xml-dev - RE: Introduction and a few questions

[Paul Roe <Paul_Roe@emeraldsolutions.com>]

Hi Aaron,

Generally today, XML use for producing web pages is restricted to server
side.   Typically a large number of XML documents that all share a common
structure will reside on the server, an ASP, or other server side
application will load the requested XML document and produce an HTML page
for viewing.

XML is also being heavily used to package messages between applications,
where the applications either agree to a specific structure, or a middle
piece translates the output XML from one application into the expected input
XML for another application.  Now that I think of it, this is exactly what
is being done for the web.  Some middleware (e.g. as ASP) is translating
from some application's output XML (the XML document) into the expected
structure (and HTML document).

Paul Roe
Emerald Solutions

-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Hokanson [mailto:aaron@suburbiastudios.com]
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 4:22 PM
To: xml-dev@xml.org
Subject: Introduction and a few questions


Hello all,

I have just recently subscribed to the XML-dev list, and had a few
admittedly naive - yet important - questions. I am a professional web
developer, and am very interested in XML. I understand the theory and am
familiar with XML's history (the fact that it is a meta-language and that
it, in a way, strikes a compromise between SGML and HTML, for instance).

One thing I am perplexed by is the seemingly sparse support for this new
language in the browsers, more specifically Netscape Navigator and Internet
Explorer. As this is my primary focus, I am most interested in this issue.
What I am trying to say is, is it possible to actually start creating XML
documents which can be used by the majority of the viewers on the web today?
If not, when can the world expect to start downloading and interacting with
XML-based resources?

As a developer, is it possible for me to start putting XML towards practical
use? Is it too early? One thing I do not want is to be caught with my pants
down. Should I be panicking if I cannot produce a web site based on XML as
of yet?

Thank you in advance for indulging me in these issues. I look forward to
your resonses.

Respectfully,
Aaron Hokanson.



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