Over the past few days I have been introduced to the simplicity of XML.  So far I have found it to be far less time consuming than setting up a database for everything.  I have found that you can use it in almost any case and it is scalable  to accommodate most mid size business websites.  The syntax is written by the creator and has no restrictions as long as it is consistent throughout.  For more advanced implementations, like Content Management, the hardest part is creating the JavaScript code to connect and pull the data.

So far I think this will change a lot of things that I do with websites.  It will also allow me to provide a better system for my clients to update their website on their own.  I didn’t have to learn anything new so it was just a matter of someone telling me.  That’s the downfall of not taking classes I guess.