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Hi Folks, Here is an excellent article on the myths of XML (well, actually, the myths of XMPP, which is an XML-based instant messaging protocol): http://wiki.xmpp.org/web/index.php?title=Myths Some of the Juicy Parts: --------------------------------------------- The hypothesis: XML is inarguably slower than JSON and other similar syntaxes, and XMPP will subsequently suffer in terms of performance. The fact: XML is just as fast as JSON, and therefore XMPP pays no penalty. --------------------------------------------- The hypothesis: The core of XMPP is so small it has no practical use, and features that are essential for my use case have been bolted on as an afterthought. The fact: XMPP is designed to be extensible, and many extensions have very broad deployment. --------------------------------------------- The hypothesis: XMPP stanzas are just too verbose to work on mobile. The fact: XMPP has been successfully deployed over SATCOM and HF. --------------------------------------------- The hypothesis: XMPP stanzas can be lost, therefore the system is unreliable. The fact: XMPP typically uses reliable stream transports, so even without extensions it's pretty reliable. --------------------------------------------- The hypothesis: XMPP is unsuited to the web because angle brackets and stuff. The fact: XMPP has been successfully deployed to thousands of websites and has had pure Javascript libraries since its early days. --------------------------------------------- /Roger [Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] |
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