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This is an interesting point, I think, and I can certainly see where
Mark is coming from.
But in my admittedly limited experience to date, learning XML code is
more like learning HTML code than learning C++. Yes, there are plenty
tools that use HTML behind the scenes, but I cannot count the number of
times a basic understanding of HTML code has saved my butt when
troubleshooting or developing web sites.
Christian
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[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-66342 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com] On Behalf Of Mark Baker
This is a good point, though perhaps a trifle overstated. Even though
XML
plays some role in almost every software system these days, that does
not
mean that every technical writer writing about those systems needs to
know
it, anymore than they all need to know Java or C++.
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