Learn XML Tutorial Part 1

Here I introduce XML by covering: XML Basics, Explain what it can do, Compare it to HTML, Explain tags and elements, Show you what XML looks like, Explain the encoding attributes.

[JohnRichterIsOnEarth]

I really, really appreciate folks of good will like yourself who put up these tutorials for others. You rock. Thanks.

[derekbanas]

@monirittube Sorry about that. I think it's more noticable because I recorded this while my baby was sleeping in the next room. That's why I'm whispering. I will re-record when I get a chance.

[derekbanas]

@mcshadypies Most people have just scratched the surface of what can be done on the internet. It is a wonderful time to be alive. Information is free and I agree with you that XML is a piece of that power. I hope to redo this tutorial, but I want to first figure out how to teach XML in a great way. Thanks for the nice comment :)

[derekbanas]

It is an extremely popular tutorial on the topic of xml. It works for some, but not others. I think people just want it to be like my newer stuff, which is more interactive. I'll redo it eventually. I'm glad you liked it

[derekbanas]

@greeppl Glad you liked it. Thanks for the nice comment :)

[mariumbegum]

Great clear and easy to understand tutorial

[derekbanas]

@alisus17 You can download the whole thing on my website. I wrote it from my brain, but it is completely free. Hope it helps. I'll be making un updated version soon

[derekbanas]

@AJSwisgirl It helps to understand HTML before you would move on to XML because HTML is so simple and is just a series of tags like XML. The difference is with XML you can define your own tags and XML is used to store more complex data among other things. I'm working on a better version of this tutorial that contains more examples and goes into more complex subjects like SOAP.

[derekbanas]

Thank you :) You probably will prefer my new XML tutorial over this one which I made almost 3 years ago. It is on my YouTube channel. Feel free to ask questions and make tutorial requests

[derekbanas]

@hackerfromhell1 XML is very similar to html. It's just a bunch of tags that you use to organize information. Does that make sense?

[derekbanas]

@0x28 This is a very old tutorial that I need to redo, but I haven't gotten around to it. I agree it is far from perfect

[derekbanas]

@ridicter Thanks a bunch :) This is just the beginning. I'll eventually get into all areas of study. I was just obsessed with teaching these first few subjects first. I think communication is most important and through programming I see a way for people to gather information more efficiently. Much more is in the planning

[derekbanas]

@nando4204life Thanks a bunch. I have almost 250 videos. Most are on programming. I'll cover soap very soon.

[derekbanas]

@Thecashflowman You can extract the info in the XML code using regular expressions in JavaScript. I have a JavaScript video tutorial if you don't know how to program in it

[mcshadypies]

Beautiful. XML has the power to change the way we structure our world view. Once we understand the power markup can offer we can use these ideas to power the future. XML is the lingua franca of interchange.

[derekbanas]

@rponcec The best thing you can do is practice creating xml data sets. You may also need to know how to grab and manipulate that data? My JQuery Video Tutorial Pt 7 shows you how to grab that info dynamically, but you'll have to understand php and javascript to do that. I made tutorials on those languages as well. I hope they help

[derekbanas]

@AJSwisgirl Thanks a bunch :) I'll cover XML and SOAP again after I'm done with my Web Application Security Tutorial.

[derekbanas]

@FukUrselfHard I fixed my audio in future videos.

[derekbanas]

@Thecashflowman My JQuery Video Tutorial Pt 7 shows you how to grab the xml data. JavaScript Video Tutorial Pt 6 covers regular expressions in JavaScript.

[derekbanas]

You are definitely correct. When I first started making videos I used to make mistakes all of the time. I tended to get tongue tied.

I agree that this video isn't very good. My new XML tutorial is WAY better than this :)