RE: [xml-dev] Wikipedia on XML

From
Michael Kay <>
To
'Elliotte Rusty Harold' <>
Date
2009-08-07T22:17:25Z
ID
<6FE34140DD9C419CBCC841D7E9067BC1@Sealion>
Thread
RE: [xml-dev] Wikipedia on XML
> 
> > A language for describing the syntax of another language?
> 
> Despite the L in XML, syntax alone does not constitute a language.

Agreed.

> It's only a language if there are words. XML doesn't define 
> words. 

I think it does define words: words like "<", "</", "<!--", and "<!CDATA[",
and sentential forms like "<"...">", "<!--"..."-->", and so on. 

Regards,

Michael Kay
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