Week 10 Reading Notes:

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Those of you who have followed my blog entries from the beginning of the semester, will remember that I am far from being a computer guru.  However, I have learned a ton over the past couple of weeks.  Perhaps it is my stubborn nature that had me determined to learn HTML and CSS code.  So, I spent two painstaking weeks working on Assignment 4-writing the code directly for each of the four pages.  Despite the frequent frustrations and ridiculously steep learning curve, I completed the assignment and submitted it a couple of days ago.  My sense of accomplishment was quickly dashed when I tried to read about XML in the readings this week.  I am sure that this will come to make sense as we work on our lab this week and I watch the lecture from class.  All I can say is that technology is something that will continue to evolve and evolve quickly.  People will always look for a better way to do things.  For example, in an effort to bridge the gap between how humans think and how computers “see” information, XML is a great solution.  I was particularly struck by the title, title and title possibilities and realize that XML provides the tool to minimize confusion and increase efficiency.  I suppose I am looking forward, albeit with some mild trepidation to learning XML and all of the extra extra extra tags/attributes/elements necessary.