Welcome to a tutorial on the basics and mechanics of how eXtensible Markup Language works.
eXtensible Markup Lanugage is ubiquitous in our world today and many people need at least a passing familiarity with how it works. This tutorial provides some small amount of historical background and covers all the bits and pieces of the XML specification. Note that I include coverage of the Unicode standard because XML and Unicode are inextricably intertwined. :)
I welcome any feedback you might have! You can view the Flash version or the DHTML slides if you prefer that format.