New to XML 1

[cud]

Hi there,

I am new to XML, and am investigating avenues to further my knowledge with an aim to get into technical publications.

I will be purchasing a few books and researching online, but I have seen that there are conferences and events you can attend also, I have seen that the x-pubs 2008 conference is coming up at the end of the month, is this sort of thing actually any use to a newbie such as myself? Or is it better suited to more the knowledgable in the field?

I don't want to end up paying for something that might not be useful to me. Has anyone got any friendly advice on where to start?

 

[harebrain]

See Resources for those who want to learn XML faq426-6460 (If you discover any broken links, let me know.)

And while I haven't been to a conference specifically for XML, generally they are not for beginners. Unless you get a conference schedule that has a "Beginning Track," you might as well set your wallet on fire.

 

[cud]

Thanks very much for your reply harebrain, as you say I suspect that there is not really anything lined up for beginners at Xpubs, even the workshops appear to be geared to those who already work with XML so I think I will give it a miss this time around!

Thank you for the link as well, I'll start there and resist the temptation to set light to my wallet!