The XML Revolution

XML, the world language

Although everyday more and more XML applications are implemented on plenty of different areas, XML is mainly used for data exchange between the independent systems to benefit the advantages of declarative processing. Without having to know each others internal architecture the systems make requests or respond to requests of other systems on a very high level. Its like everybody is talking his own language but still capable of communicating with others which agreed on using this world language.

The XSL

May be the most innovative technique that came along the path the XML and its derived technology XSL have opened is the "Generating dynamic HTML pages using XML and XSL". This is where, in my opinion, the real revolution is. To understand the advantages this new technique brings us we should first look into the techniques widely used today.