XmlGen

What Isn't XML?

• It is not a programming language. So it doesn't compile. Actually these are just text files.
• It is not a database. MSSQL is not a replacement for database systems such as Oracle or MySQL.
• It is not a network protocol. Data sent over the network using HTTP, FTP, or another protocol may be encoded in the same way, but a different software handles the transport of this data.

What are the XML versions?

There are 2 current versions of XML, v1.0 and v1.1. The first version was defined in 1998. Since then, minor updates have been passed without a version number being given. For more detailed information about the updates made, a review can be made at this address belonging to the W3C. On November 26, 2008, the 5th edition of v1.0 was released. The second version, v1.1, was released on February 4, 2004, at the same time as the 3rd edition of XML v1.0, to make XML easier to use in some cases.

'While XML v1.0 provides a strict definition of names where we cannot use disallowed ones, v1.1 is designed to be more flexible by allowing us to use different Unicode characters. So it also allows characters not defined in Unicode 2.0.

However, v1.1 is not recommended unless there is a need to use very specific languages and their specific characters. Otherwise it will do more harm than good because v1.1 is not widely used. In addition, the reason why this is shown with a new version number for v1.0 instead of the errata set is that XML documents called 'well-formed' will be affected.

How has XML become widespread?

Although XML was first introduced in 1996 by technologists at Sun Microsystems, Microsoft played a role in its promotion and general acceptance. At that time, Microsoft decided to use XML as an alternative to the 'write once, run everywhere' philosophy of the Java programming language owned by Sun Microsystems. Microsoft has largely integrated XML into most of its products and services. But because XML is controlled by the W3C, there was room for XML adoption. Therefore, at the end of the day, XML became very important and widespread not only in companies such as Sun, Microsoft, IBM but also around the world.