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I agree. In the last couple of years, I've talked to several database user's groups. Around 10-15% actually knew XML and maybe 5% were actually using it. And these were very sharp people with very good questions. -- Ron Elliotte Harold wrote: > Kurt Cagle wrote: > > >> I've also found that many employers have stopped listing XML in their >> advertisements, not because they don't need that skill, but because >> they assume that working with XML is something that you should just >> know if you work with most computer languages. > > > These employers may be overly optimistic. Last night I gave an advanced > XML presentation to a large audience of uber-geek Linux folks. Based on > post-talk discussion, I suspect only about 30-40% were reasonably > conversant with XML prior to that evening. If I'd realized that in > advance I would have pitched the talk at a slightly lower level. It's > certainly true that XML is more broadly understood in the community than > it was five years ago. However, I don't think it's yet reached the level > of ubiquity of C or Java.
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