Using XML to change the way we write programs

XML as a software development tool

XML has been very useful for information presentation, transfer and abstraction. We realised that we could use its flexibility to create an extensible domain specific programming environment.

This means that we effectively create application specific programming languages using XML to suite the project at hand. That project may be creating an easy to update website, system control software, database applications and embedded applications.

We call this technique Webepigenetics and you can find out more about it by exploring this site.

WebeDNA

Our most successful usage of the technology is our WebeDNA. This is a practical usage of Webepigenetics for the creation of complex websites.

WebeDNA allows a complex web project to be tackled at different levels. Once the site template has been set up users that are unskilled in programming but have basic XML editing ability can easily add content, pages, images and links to the site.

WebeDNA allows a website to grow dramatically with the minimum of effort!