XML programming books and guides
XML is designed to transport and store data and stands for EXtensible Markup Language.It is a is a markup language much like HTML was designed to carry data, not to display data
XML and development languages
XML is NOT language dependant and can be used universally, which makes it a perfect standard for its intended use of data transportation
One of XML's good qualities is its relative simplicity. You can write XML with basic text editors and word processors, no special tools or software required. The basic syntax for XML consists of nested elements, some of which have attributes and content. It looks a lot like HTML, which is familiar to a lot of people, but, unlike HTML, it allows you to name your tags to best describe your data.