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martinclayton on Feb 10, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: The XML spec is 25 years old today

I had a similar feeling. I think it's because XML relatives HTML and SGML (GML anyone?) go so much further back.

butlerm on Feb 10, 2023 [–]

HTML was invented in 1993, which is not that much further back. GML was invented in 1969, and SGML in 1986. I guess you could say that HTML resembles GML quite a bit with the addition of angle brackets and urls. XML on the other hand is basically SGML with a number of optional features left out.

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