Ep #8: The evolution of structured data formats — from XML to AI with Anthony Coates

About this episode

The episode explores the evolution of structured data formats, focusing on XML and its impact on financial standards.

Join Rule-breakers host, Sean McGrath and our latest guest, Anthony Coates, for a deep dive into the history and necessity of structured content. Drawing on his experience at Reuters and his work on major financial standards such as FPML, Tony recounts the various factors that allowed XML to break out and become successful, how FPML played a role in encouraging XML tool vendors to fully support W3C XML Schema language standard. In this wide ranging episode, other topics include Tony's thoughts on literate programming and vibe coding for AI.

People in this episode

Host: Sean McGrath

Guest: Anthony Coates

Topics covered

• structured data
• XML
• AI
• FPML
• literate programming
• vibe coding

Keywords

• structured content
• W3C XML Schema
• financial standards

Mentioned in this episode

Products: W3C XML Schema language, XML, FPML

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