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Subject:    RE: [xml-dev] What constitutes a "markup language"? What is an "information exchange language"? When
From:       Rick Jelliffe <rjelliffe () allette ! com ! au>
Date:       2015-05-11 9:39:02
Message-ID: CADUdYQXJxzrAyeJ6J5pj=Z5ELjfDhvbzOBGsTG0LUaDquP6YwQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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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

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<p dir="ltr">On 04/05/2015 11:17 PM, &quot;Steve Cuzner&quot; &lt;<a \
href="mailto:Steve.Cuzner@mathworks.com">Steve.Cuzner@mathworks.com</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br> &gt;&gt;… XML is so subsetted from SGML that it is only functional as a \
markup language with effort.</p> <p dir="ltr">&gt;&gt;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.</p> <p dir="ltr">&gt; This \
implies that the defining purpose of markup is the activity of marking up.</p> <p \
dir="ltr">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.</p> <p dir="ltr">Rick<br>
</p>



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