How similar are SVG and VML?

Question

Ignoring the browser support issue (IE6, IE7, and IE8 only support VML; IE9 supports some SVG; the other major browsers support SVG) and deprecation of VML in favor of SVG, how similar are SVG and VML? I understand that they're not compatible, but they're both XML languages used to produce vector graphics. What's are the major differences between them, beyond syntax?

Answer 1

Here is a link that might help you:

http://weborama.blogspot.com/2006/01/vml-svg-and-canvas.html

They're a bit outdated, but that's probably because VML is not hot anymore.