Ashton_JX Member Posts: 156 From: Springfield, Oregon, USA Registered: 02-21-2005 |
I was in the library today checking out the computer books when I got to thinking it is about time I brushed up on web page development skills. Last I left off, I had been reading up on HTML. That was years ago, and I'd like to learn something more advanced (but still easy to use). Is XML a good way to go? ------------------ Tired of loosing your work for all eternity? Jesus Saves! You should too :P (liek every 1 1/2 seconds) This is a message from teh save the data foundation, and from (CTRL + S): Because da data is y00r future. Maybe. |
crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
xml doesnt do anything. its for data storage and definition. Perhaps you mean XHTML which is extensible hypertext markup language. In which case XHTML 1.1 is basicly just the latest and smoothest iteration of html. Take notice of the term DHTML: ------------------ Will the emo kids be my friends now? [This message has been edited by crazyishone (edited March 15, 2006).] |
Jari Member Posts: 1471 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: 03-11-2005 |
crazyishone is right but if you want to learn something advanced then you should be first sure that you master html and you can move to javascript and then to php. Later on you can start using XML too, via php. That's just my path though. ------------------ [VoHW] (Help needed) [Blog] - Truedisciple (mp3) |
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crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
xml can be used for many things. you could write a program to read and write xml files. Its very easy to make "scripting languages" with. the w3c site i sent you to has some examples of scripting languages made using xml and an interpreter. ------------------ Will the emo kids be my friends now? |
Klumsy Administrator Posts: 1061 From: Port Angeles, WA, USA Registered: 10-25-2001 |
html doesn't do anything either, its just a predefined set of tags. xml is a standard way of showing a variety of data in a textual foramt, where the data can be hyrachially organised. however XML is much more than just the XML itself, its a whole set of technologies that can deal with XML, such as XSL (a bit like CSS), XLST which can transform xml from one form to another, XPATH and XQUERY which are to XML what SQL is to relation today. The potential of XML is really only starting to be tapped into. such a simple thing, but it has enabled a few interations of some exciting innovations. ------------------ |
kiwee Member Posts: 578 From: oxfordshire, england Registered: 04-17-2004 |
try Javascript. PHP is like javascript, just harder. DHTML uses javascript. and if you are familuar with Blitz, javascript is a bit like that. ------------------ |
dartsman Member Posts: 484 From: Queensland, Australia Registered: 03-16-2006 |
I like using XML for C# database type programs, and if security is a problem then I can encrypt data which needs protection. Mainly because I found it quick and easy to just setup my own tags and the XML namespace is pretty handy too. I've made a complete mobile details database program, and currently working on another app which requires password encryption. All in all XML seems to be great for quick custom database programs. With that said, I wouldn't recommend XML if you want to extend your HTML web skills. Look into other things mentioned above... ------------------ Startup Christian Games Company Producing Mobile/PC Games/Tools [This message has been edited by dartsman (edited April 03, 2006).] |
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kiwee Member Posts: 578 From: oxfordshire, england Registered: 04-17-2004 |
what is cool is making a website through XML (which is different then making a website with XML). here is a small tutorial about it on w3schools: http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_display.asp |
CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
quote: XHTML is stricter and will cause you less frustration and tears... the next step is php or python ------------------ |
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kiwee Member Posts: 578 From: oxfordshire, england Registered: 04-17-2004 |
quote: Python? how do you do that? |
buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
yah how in the heck? i wanna learn!! do you have to have the interpreter to view it? ------------------ |
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CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
quote: Apache needs to have mod_python installed.
quote: No, just a web browser. Apache and mod_python do all the behind the scenes work. Learn python and then check out cgi lib or copy demos and play with them. ------------------ |
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
XML rocks!! ------------------ |
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kiwee Member Posts: 578 From: oxfordshire, england Registered: 04-17-2004 |
yeah, XML is REALLY COOL! But you can't make websites with it using just XML. |
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Klumsy Administrator Posts: 1061 From: Port Angeles, WA, USA Registered: 10-25-2001 |
well you can with XML and XLST ------------------ |
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kiwee Member Posts: 578 From: oxfordshire, england Registered: 04-17-2004 |
but not JUST with XML. |
