On 04/05/2015 11:17 PM, "Steve Cuzner" <Steve.Cuzner@mathworks.com> wrote:
>>… XML is so subsetted from SGML that it is only functional as a markup language with effort.
>>XML is a markup language by DNA but it is not really a syntax good for marking up documents with, meaning the activity of marking up not the result: contrast with HTML which retains tag and delimiter omission a la SGML. Which is why, for marking up (as an activity), the world uses HTML or wiki. I dont think choice is a bad thing: html, wiki, csv, json when the scenerio clearly suits them and xml otherwise.
> This implies that the defining purpose of markup is the activity of marking up.
Yes, to a large extent. If your notation is not aimed at humans, a notation that is at least good for machines may be attractive.
Rick