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I use xml for everything now. XML is a tag based system and has actually been around longer than html. Html just became more popular because of its ease of use. Xml is designed to hold and describe information. It make it easier for search engines and applications to find the correct content.
ex. when you seqarch the internet now for "black sweaters that cost $9". You will get a list of pages that all have those keywod in it, even if they have nothing to do with what your looking for. With xml you can literly find all the places that sell specificly "black sweaters that cost $9"
Writing xml will also force you to code a page properly, unlike html. Html pages with errors can still be viewed in a browser. They may not appear the same in every browser but they will show up. With xml, it has to beperfect to show up at all. Fortuantly, those of you who can code without a wysiwyg, will be able to pick up xml fairly fast. I was able to pick it up in a weekend with ease.
The problem with xml. It has no images. It can store images as information but isn't capable of displaying them on its oown. For that you need to use CSS, XSD, or just go with xhtml. For most of you, xhtml would be the way to go. Its basicly perfect html. If you can get used to writing xhtml, xml will be a piece of cake later.
Other xml bonuses include the abliity to be easily intigrated with cgi, perl, asp, php, sql, and most other databases. When it comes down to it though, this is simply a way to better catagorize and describe your content.
basicly, xml rocks, there is no need to ever use old html again.
[xml version="1.0"]
[html]
[girls type="gone_wild"]
[img src="some_girl1.jpg" creed="asian" age="19" size="36c" /]
[br /]
[img src="some_girl2.jpg" creed="black" age="22" size="34c" /]
[/girls]
[girls type="sluts"]
[img src="some_girl3.jpg" creed="trailorTrash" age="42" size="30b" /]
[/girls]
[/html]
[/xml]
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