n8100. Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years. Making Mistakes with XML. Since the first publication of the XML 1.0 Recommendation in 1998, hundreds of applications, data models, document formats, tools, specifications, libraries, references, tutorials, books, papers, excitement, enthusiasm, and energy have exploded onto the scene, making this relatively simple idea one of the most important developments in the computer industry since the microprocessor.
But, it's not always been a smooth ride. It's just as easy to misuse and abuse XML as it is to get it right. In this article, I discuss what I feel are the top ten mistakes you can make with XML.