SGML

SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) is an international standard formally called ISO 8879 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is a formal definition for defining data and document interchange languages. For example, HTML 3.2 is one application of SGML. There are numerous HTML applications discussed in the background of HTML here at the WDVL. XML (Extensible Markup Language) is defined by W3C to be an ISO compliant subset of SGML. CDF and MCF are applications of XML.

SGML 101 is a short overview of SGML. It continues with SGML 201 which contains a definition of the key components of SGML.

An Introduction to the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) provides a brief overview of SGML. It includes SGML language components, its purpose and its uses. This article describes how to define your own tags in a DTD, Document Type Definition including the Element and Attlist tags.

An Introduction to SGML, or SGML in Plain English, by Benoît Marchal, PineappleSoft. This document summarizes key facts on SGML for the technically inclined reader. If you just want an overview of SGML, you can refer to the executive summary. Otherwise proceed to the preface and the first section.

The SGML Web Page (same link as on the existing WDVL SGML page - here is a longer description) provides a comprehesive list of resources. It includes links to SGML articles, academic projects and applications, general SGML projects, and government projects. There are user groups and a calendar of SGML related events is provided.

SGML Syntax Summary Index provides links to the technical syntactical specifications of SGML. These resources allow for an indepth study of SGML.