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Do I need to learn how to create XML in order to develop Web services?

Do I need to learn how to create XML in order to develop Web services?

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I would say yes. Given all the new tools that are appearing, it is possible to develop a Web service without understanding the XML underneath but it will be hard to debug, modify and maintain without knowing at least the fundamentals of XML.

This was first published in November 2002

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