How easy is it to learn XML and Javascript?

[dcpsoguy]

Is it relatively easy to learn these two languages?

 

[konichiwa]

I know next to nothing about XML, but JavaScript is fairly easy to learn. You can be writing functional web scripts in a few hours. Most of the concepts you need to make basic scripts are very easy, it's when you really dig deep when it gets hard. Of course, JavaScript isn't the most complex (or powerful) language, so it's not THAT hard. I'd suggest buying a JavaScript book. IMO, Wrox and O'Reilly have the best books:

JavaScript: The Difinitive Guide ($23.50)

Instant JavaScript ($14.25)

Beginning JavaScript ($22.95)

 

[bevancoleman]

XML isn't a programming language, its a metadata standard. I have seen it used as a 'script' but all examples I have seen are really just data files.

XML combined with CSS is a fairly nice way of representing data.

 

[dcpsoguy]

Thanks guys, for confirming my suspicisions.

Konichiwa, can I see some of your Javascripts? I wanna see how good you are? How long did you it take you?

 

[konichiwa]

Oh I don't have any anymore, I had a website for which I made a few simple javascripts -- some image preloading, DHTML menu, image rollovers, etc. But the site became more of a hassle to maintain than it was worth.

 

[Boogak]

Like one of the above posters said, XML is a data definition language. What you want to learn is XSL, which takes XML files and transforms it to HTML or whatever other kind of language you want.