Evolution of Web Data Formats (original) (raw)

Evolution of Web Data Formats

by Dan Connolly

Table of contents

• XML and the Evolution of Web Data Formats
• Overview
• Why the W3C XML Activity?
• SGML on the Web
• XML for Interchange: Shared Development Costs
• XML for Interchange: Shared Communication Costs
• Timeline
• W3C depends on XML for...
• What about HTML?
• HTML written in XML
• HTML extended in XML with Namespaces
• Structure beyond XML 1.0 DTDs
• When to use XML vs. RDF?
• Marketplace of Document Structures
• Sharing Structure Across Organizations
• How can W3C Catalyze the Market?