11. XML Data Support

Certification Objectives

11.01 Manage XML Data ✓ Two-Minute Drill Q&A Self Test

The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) has gained in popularity and value over the last decade since the XML 1.0 recommendation was first published in 1998. More applications are using it, more systems support it, and more programmers are familiar with it. When you have development environments that support a technology and developers that know how to use it, it usually finds itself in heavy use very quickly. That’s exactly what we’re seeing with XML.