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Re: why XML?

• From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>
• To: James Fuller <james.fuller.2007@gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:42:41 -0400

On 3/24/13 9:38 AM, James Fuller wrote:
>> I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but if those don't matter to
>> developers, I'd much rather they use something else.
>
> like what ?

For data, JSON, CSV, YAML, ASN.1, etc.

For documents, Asciidoc, Markdown, or assorted other lighter-weight 
choices.  (HTML markup wins of course in the "everybody's doing it" 
category....)

Thanks,
-- 
Simon St.Laurent
http://simonstl.com/

• References:
  • why XML?
    • From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>
  • Re: why XML?
    • From: James Fuller <james.fuller.2007@gmail.com>