adventures in XML
Feb. 25th, 2002 09:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anotheranonTook the first day of my XML class today.
Very glad I'm taking the class. The basic XML markup was simple enough, but we got into schemas/DTDs already and it's a lot to take in at once. I also learned that XML's primary role in the future will probably be for backend applications (which explains why you end up learning all this stuff that none of the current browsers support - it's not really for use in the browser. Having said this its a bitch to try and test something you can't even see - but it is only the first day, maybe it will be clearer by Friday). There are only 3 other people in the class so it's very informal and we can ask a lot of questions, etc.
I'm also kind of happy to be away from the office, even though class is certainly not a vacation as such. Not like work is dull - plenty going on with new people, new/more projects - but for the past few months I've been unaccountably irritated whenever I've had to be around my co-workers so the break is unarguably a good thing.
I'm reading "The Art and Science of Fencing" on the Metro ride and even though I'm not very far into it I think I will really enjoy it. It is clearly written and beyond the usual terminologies and description of equipment/movement, it discusses the psychologial benefits and strategies involved with the sport. Again I regret not having the guts to try fencing sooner - by its very nature fencing engages the mind as well as the body and it is the total antithesis of the team sports "jock-win-at-all-costs" mentality that turned me off of all physical activity (except dancing) until well after college.
I had to get up an hour earlier than usual in order to catch the Metro this morning, so I am really dragging - that 2nd cup of coffee did nothing but give me a headache :( Think I'll be getting to bed soon, if I can resist playing one more round of feather/fur toy with the cats...
(Note to self - listing mood as "tired" once again... I list it as that entirely too often).
Very glad I'm taking the class. The basic XML markup was simple enough, but we got into schemas/DTDs already and it's a lot to take in at once. I also learned that XML's primary role in the future will probably be for backend applications (which explains why you end up learning all this stuff that none of the current browsers support - it's not really for use in the browser. Having said this its a bitch to try and test something you can't even see - but it is only the first day, maybe it will be clearer by Friday). There are only 3 other people in the class so it's very informal and we can ask a lot of questions, etc.
I'm also kind of happy to be away from the office, even though class is certainly not a vacation as such. Not like work is dull - plenty going on with new people, new/more projects - but for the past few months I've been unaccountably irritated whenever I've had to be around my co-workers so the break is unarguably a good thing.
I'm reading "The Art and Science of Fencing" on the Metro ride and even though I'm not very far into it I think I will really enjoy it. It is clearly written and beyond the usual terminologies and description of equipment/movement, it discusses the psychologial benefits and strategies involved with the sport. Again I regret not having the guts to try fencing sooner - by its very nature fencing engages the mind as well as the body and it is the total antithesis of the team sports "jock-win-at-all-costs" mentality that turned me off of all physical activity (except dancing) until well after college.
I had to get up an hour earlier than usual in order to catch the Metro this morning, so I am really dragging - that 2nd cup of coffee did nothing but give me a headache :( Think I'll be getting to bed soon, if I can resist playing one more round of feather/fur toy with the cats...
(Note to self - listing mood as "tired" once again... I list it as that entirely too often).
