Bill Wendling wrote:
> } No, no, NO! Straight ASCII. Forget the latest XML/XSL BS/hype.
> }
> } Why is it that people who should know better always jump on the latest
> } and greatest technological whizz-bang like it's the silver bullet that
> } will cure all ills?
> }
> Have you ever used XML? It's actually quite useful for a number of
> things. It's based off of SGML, which has been around for quite a while.
> And it has a number of really nice features.
Agreed.
> Why are you so violent against its use?
Because XML isn't easy for humans to read. Yes it's possible, but not
at all easy on the eye. Isn't that the point of this thread?
You can define an easy to read, consistent, XML-equivalent syntax. It's
not as straightforwardly useful for web browsers, but do we care?
-- Jamie
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