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Re: What is XML For?

• To: Paul Prescod <paul@p...>,tblanchard@m...
• Subject: Re: What is XML For?
• From: "Alaric B. Snell" <alaric@a...>
• Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 19:13:52 +0100
• Cc: xml-dev <xml-dev@l...>
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On Thursday 24 October 2002 18:49, Paul Prescod wrote:
> tblanchard@m... wrote:
> > XML appears not to be a good match for the kind of data used to automate
> > business or represent structure information.  So what's it for?  Because
> > its not at all convenient for working with business data.  Its too weird.
> >
>  > ...
>
> XML is weird for business data? Did you ever work with EDI?

EDI is wierder, sure, but that doesn't prove anything :-)

I see a whole lot of business data in CSV files, which turns out to be more 
convenient than the equivelant XML.

ABS

-- 
A city is like a large, complex, rabbit
 - ARP

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