Can XML drive taxonomies and categorisation?
Categorised under: Information architecture, XML
Bill Trippe has written an article on XML and taxonomies. To quote:
When it comes to a specific question, such as, “How does XML support taxonomy development and usage?” the answers that come forth can be far-flung, disparate, and confusing. The waters get muddied further if you tune into all the announcements from the vendors, industry groups, and analysts who have opinions about such matters. What you might call a taxonomy, a vendor might call a thesaurus, or vice versa. What one vendor accomplishes automatically, the next one might accomplish with some manual intervention, and so on.
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