Comments on: The fall of XML http://www.sharms.org/blog/2008/07/09/the-fall-of-xml/ Technology, Linux, Life Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ralesk http://www.sharms.org/blog/2008/07/09/the-fall-of-xml/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Ralesk Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:44:59 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=168#comment-889 Hell, it’s about time. I’ve been trying to avoid XML as much as possible, because it’s a true mess to work with. Yes, it’s universal and yes, it can contain anything, but still an unbelievable mess. Hell, it’s about time. I’ve been trying to avoid XML as much as possible, because it’s a true mess to work with. Yes, it’s universal and yes, it can contain anything, but still an unbelievable mess.

]]> By: Aubrey Island http://www.sharms.org/blog/2008/07/09/the-fall-of-xml/comment-page-1/#comment-888 Aubrey Island Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:11:49 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=168#comment-888 I agree, XML is not the only option, even the best option - But I know it "looks" so delicious to web developers and HTML nutjobs and even those secretaries that end up doing web pages and took an HTML class, something I've always liked about XML, which I think, will keep it around for days to come, is it's a familiar face. I agree, XML is not the only option, even the best option – But I know it “looks” so delicious to web developers and HTML nutjobs and even those secretaries that end up doing web pages and took an HTML class, something I’ve always liked about XML, which I think, will keep it around for days to come, is it’s a familiar face.

]]> By: Roland http://www.sharms.org/blog/2008/07/09/the-fall-of-xml/comment-page-1/#comment-887 Roland Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:57:51 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=168#comment-887 So why not get Konqueror to save bookmarks in HTML instead of XML, so I can easily use that HTML file as my home page. The conversion is a pain. So why not get Konqueror to save bookmarks in HTML instead of XML, so I can easily use that HTML file as my home page. The conversion is a pain.

]]> By: zen http://www.sharms.org/blog/2008/07/09/the-fall-of-xml/comment-page-1/#comment-886 zen Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:51:45 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=168#comment-886 Nothing personal, but XML *IS* the simplest way to implement things. Well defined, widely known, supported in every language. Of course it's not always the most efficient way, but still the simplest. Nothing personal, but XML *IS* the simplest way to implement things. Well defined, widely known, supported in every language. Of course it’s not always the most efficient way, but still the simplest.

]]> By: Quikee http://www.sharms.org/blog/2008/07/09/the-fall-of-xml/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Quikee Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:47:03 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=168#comment-885 XML has its advantages: it is universal (platform and language independent), it has well defined data formats (for example standard date/time format notation), it has defined standards for transformation and validation (not ideal but good enough). Of course it should not be used for everything - it is not the best human readable format (better than binary but for various configuration something like yaml or ini file format might be better suited) XML has its advantages: it is universal (platform and language independent), it has well defined data formats (for example standard date/time format notation), it has defined standards for transformation and validation (not ideal but good enough).

Of course it should not be used for everything – it is not the best human readable format (better than binary but for various configuration something like yaml or ini file format might be better suited)

]]> By: admin http://www.sharms.org/blog/2008/07/09/the-fall-of-xml/comment-page-1/#comment-884 admin Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:28:48 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=168#comment-884 Apparently wordpress parsed out my xml, but my example was: device: asset_tag="xxxxxx" some_property: Imagine that as xml and that is what that big gap is in the last comment Apparently wordpress parsed out my xml, but my example was:

device: asset_tag=”xxxxxx”
some_property:

Imagine that as xml and that is what that big gap is in the last comment

]]> By: admin http://www.sharms.org/blog/2008/07/09/the-fall-of-xml/comment-page-1/#comment-883 admin Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:27:49 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=168#comment-883 When we have systems that talk to our server, they register themselves using XML to communicate with the server. <device asset_tag="xxxxxx"> <some_property></some_property> </device> To parse this, despite there being a plethora of libraries for xml available in any language, is still very much overkill. Protocol buffers provides a way to minimize the data traffic, increase speed, and take out a bunch of the string parsing overhead. When we have systems that talk to our server, they register themselves using XML to communicate with the server.



To parse this, despite there being a plethora of libraries for xml available in any language, is still very much overkill.

Protocol buffers provides a way to minimize the data traffic, increase speed, and take out a bunch of the string parsing overhead.

]]> By: Bill http://www.sharms.org/blog/2008/07/09/the-fall-of-xml/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Bill Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:04:38 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=168#comment-882 What is your simpler way? I can appreciate not liking XML in certain instances, but you don't talk about your alternative. What is your simpler way? I can appreciate not liking XML in certain instances, but you don’t talk about your alternative.

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