WML, SVG etc.

SVG, WML , etc.
		12/6/12 You should know that SVG and WML technologies are both based on (written in) XML. There are others that use the same ML (notably SGML or Standard Generalized Markup Language) or similar syntax (SMIL or Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language, and VRML or Virtual Reality Markup Languge). SO, what is SVG? It is Scalable Vector Graphics (a term that seems clearly redundant) and Adobe was at the forefront of its development. (Look at their What Is? link for a brief review). SVG can now be created as native HTML5 graphics using <svg>, so Adobe no longer as of 2009 is in charge. Here's a raw test file (not in HTML5). SO, what is WML? It's Wireless Markup Language, (based on the <card> </card> element) which some people position under the general heading of WAP (Wireless Application Protocol). Now wireless web is written in XHTML, HTML5/CSS/JavaScript, in addition to apps in C, C++, C#, Objective C, Java, Visual Basic, etc. See alistapart for an article on writing for mobile devices by Ethan Marcotte (the Responsive Web Design article). We saw RSS before but here is one more article about RSS for review (this UMD site is a great resource).