Moving to XML

Creating an example document (quite easy)

• Start by typing what you want into your favourite text editor.
• Invent sensible looking markup as you go along.
• Don't be too casual about this
  • this is a data design exercise,
  • you need to think about not only what you need for this document,
  • but what you might need for others.
  • you need to think about all the possible uses of your document.
• Here's one I did earlier.

This is a good opportunity for a whiteboard and some interaction! If possible, get the participants to do an example for themselves.

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