- Data Formats > Markup Languages

A brief explanation of what markup languages are and where they come from.

Simple data formats built upon existing and widely adopted standards. Overview, specifications, events, and discussion.

The original hypertext project. Includes a history of the project and gives credit to the early developers of markup languages.

A short definition.

A straightforward machine parsable data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages such as Perl and Python.