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From this hype "XML is a promising and far-reaching development in computing." to this bit of soft soaping "CIOs should take a catalytic role in helping their businesses get ahead of the XML proliferation problem-- before it catches up to them." we see the sort of wonkery that makes a good bathroom read for the overpaid. XML is just a syntax. If they didn't understand that five years ago, they won't know what to do next anyway. Anyone: your boss confidently tells you that XML is to be the cornerstone of all future work in your company. Now, in a low voice he asks you, "How do we get started?" What do you tell him? len From: Paul Prescod [mailto:paul@p...] http://news.com.com/2010-1071-961117.html?tag=fd_nc_1 "Just because an XML message is "valid" (meets XML standards) does not mean it can work with other valid XML messages, or that it will behave as expected. As a result, we're losing control of the hundreds of disparate XML vocabularies we've developed, the mountains of XML-ized data we've generated and the millions of XML-enabled software components we've created." Somewhat wide-ranging and IMHO, not entirely coherent (XML as a branding issue?) but nevertheless worth reading to see what everyone else is reading.
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