From the May 1999 Scientific American Magazine | 0 comments

XML and the Second-Generation Web ( Preview )

The combination of hypertext and a global Internet started a revolution. A new ingredient, XML, is poised to finish the job

We, as members of a dozen-strong W3C working group, began crafting such a solution in 1996. Our idea was powerful but not entirely original. For generations, printers scribbled notes on manuscripts to instruct the typesetters. This "markup" evolved on its own until 1986, when, after decades of work, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved a system for the creation of new markup languages.

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