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Session Details
DocBook vs. DITA: Will The Real Standard Please Stand Up?
Speaker: Teresa MulvihillTime: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Date: May 8
Track: DITA, DITA, DITA
Experience level: All levels
Room: Pinnacle Ballroom 3
Over a decade ago DocBook became the standard for those forging ahead in XML publications. DocBook offered a cheaper and more efficient way to publish to multiple formats. Single-sourcing became a reality for hardware and software companies. However, in recent years, many in technical documentation publications have proclaimed the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) as standard for XML documentation. DITA offered an architecture in which to create and publish structured content. Makers of XML editors advertise seamless integration with DITA. Does this leave DocBook on the shelf? Are these two seemingly rival standards really that different? This presentation answers these questions with comparative examples, allowing the audience to decide for themselves.
