In parts one and two, we’ve covered a few of the primary web languages: PHP, SQL, HTML, and CSS. Let’s get into a few of the more advanced languages. Explanations of these will be brief as some of the concepts here are difficult to grasp until you are actually developing and need them. XML is the language that HTML is based on. It is structure, structure, structure when it comes to data! XML quite simply defines ownership, relationship, and type for data…

Let’s continue our discussion by talking about image file types, compression, and transparencies. There are a few file types associated with vector images – the most popular or familiar being SVG, AI, and PDF. SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphic, and it is the most compatible, pure XML-based vector format. The SVG file is an open standard supported by the W3C…