SGML and XML

• SGML :

  • Contains many optional features not needed for Web applications
  • Cost/benefit ratio unattractive to current vendors of Web browsers
  • DTD is required all the time

• XML :

  • A simplified subset of SGML for Web applications
  • Retain SGML’s extensibility, structure, and validation
  • DTD is optionally needed for validation

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