XML Scripting Options

As an aspiring XML script developer, you have lots of scripting languages to choose from. Most of the popular scripting languages in use today can be used to process XML data. If you're new to Web scripting, it's important to understand that script developers can be extremely loyal to a given scripting language. So, I encourage you to experiment with several of them and make up your own mind about which language is best for your needs. In all fairness, Web scripting languages accomplish many of the same things, so there isn't a huge difference in functionality from one language to the next.

The following are some of the major Web scripting languages that support XML as of this writing:

  • JavaScript

  • VBScript

  • Perl

  • Python

  • AppleScript ...

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