
In this section, I introduce you to some applications of XML. As you will see
throughout this book, many applications can benefit from XML. This sec-
tion gives you an introduction of what XML has been used for.
Publishing
Because XML roots are in publishing, it’s no wonder the standard is well
adapted to publishing. XML is being used by an increasing number of pub-
lishers as the format for documents. The XML standard itself was pub-
lished with XML.
Listing 2.6 is an XML document for a monthly newsletter. As you can see, it
uses elements for the title, abstract, paragraphs, and other concepts com-
mon in publishing.
Listing 2.6: A Newsletter in XML