Re: BE 171

by Christopher Higgs <chiggs(at)unimelb.edu.au>

Date:	Fri, 07 Feb 2003 10:09:41 +1100
To:	Angela Sheehan <sheehan_am(at)hotmail.com>, hwg-basics(at)hwg.org
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G'Day Angela,

At 01:04 PM 6/02/2003 -0600, Angela Sheehan wrote:
>What is the difference between HTML and XML?

HTML is a mark-up language written as an application of SGML

SGML is a set of rules for developing markup languages.  It is complex.

XML is also a set of rules for developing markup languages.  It is a 
restricted subset of rules from SGML, which makes it much simpler to learn 
and use.

XHTML is a markup language written as an application of XML.  It's 
equivalent to HTML but rewritten to comply to the restricted rule-set.


Chris Higgs
Manager, New Learning Technology
ILFR, University of Melbourne
http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/
Phone: +61 3 8344 9749  Fax: + 61 3 9348 2156

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