eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is the new lingua franca for data communications.  Vaguely related to the web (sibling to HTML, the language of web pages) it has taken on a life of its own and threatens to engulf the world.  We find ourselves thinking about it way too much.

eXamining Markup LanguageAn unpublished paper examining XML usage in a number of contexts. Written quite a while ago it needs some updating.

We admit to a fairly healthy love/hate relationship with XSLT.