> Ike wrote: > Case in point: look at XML. Nowadays it's all over the place, but > that's only been very recently. But XML isn't really a new thing per > se, it's a subset of SGML which has been around since the 60's, and > even then it was based on IBM's GML. > 50 years > later, suddenly overnight, it's FUCKING EVERYWHERE.
Good point. People still make the old SGML joke: SGML = Sounds Good, Maybe Later. Basically somebody took the complexity out of SGML, rebranded it, and now suddenly it's a must have. But really, it's the same old technology. Reminds me of the old Russian saying, "that which is new, is something old, but long forgotten" - but now I'm getting too squirrely so I need to chug a beer and watch some sports. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202893 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
