Summary
In this chapter you learned about XML. We had a brief history lesson, then went on a guided tour through some of XML's key tenets: XML documents, DTDs, schemas, and XSLT. You learned that XML is not just one technology—it's a whole family of technologies, and these technologies continue to evolve and to be adopted by more people around the world each day. It's crucial to learn as much as you can about XML now, so that you can make the best use of SQL Server's XML-related features—both those it has today and those coming in the future. Here's a bold prediction for you: The day will come when XML will be at least as important to SQL Server application development as Transact-SQL is today. It's definitely time to dive in.
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