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Tim Bray on the Birth of XML, 10 Years Later

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-bloatetd-and-grown-up dept.

lazyguyuk writes "Tim Bray posts a lengthy blog on the birth of XML, formalized as 1.0 in Feb 1998. 'XML is ten years old today. It feels like yesterday, or a lifetime. I wrote this that year (1998). It's really long. The title was originally Good Luck and Internet Plumbing but the filename was "XML-People" and I decided I liked that better. I never got around to publishing it, so why not now?'"

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  1. Is this paper available in OOXML format? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just wondering as I'd love to read it! ;)

    Thanks BillG

  2. Classic by Gothmolly · · Score: 5, Funny

    Young Buck: Hey, we have a data exchange problem between two systems, lets use XML !
    Greybeard: Ok, but now you have 2 problems.

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  3. Re:IVE BEEN WAITING SINCE 1998 by halivar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Looks like you're going to have to wait a little longer. Try holding your breath, this time.

  4. Oblig by mariuszbi · · Score: 5, Funny

    XML is like violence.. when it doesn't work, use some more!

  5. Re:YAML and JSON by cliveholloway · · Score: 5, Funny

    <reply xmlns="Slashdot:Comment">
        <paragraph>
            <sentence>What?</sentence>
            <sentence>Are you telling me that this isn't the preferred way of presenting data?</sentence>
            <sentence>Honestly, this &amp; SOAP are two technologies that have made my life so much more &quot;interesting&quot; as a developer.</sentence>
            <sentence>Fucking XML...</sentence>
        </paragraph>
    </reply>

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  6. Re:Here, let me fix that for you ... by surajbarkale · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ever tried parsing CSV?

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