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35 lines
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XML Sucks
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"*The essence of XML is this: the problem it solves is not hard, and it does not solve the problem well."* -- Phil Wadler, POPL 2003
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For now see [xmlsucks](http://www.xmlsucks.com).
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Alternatives
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* Simple custom text formats
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* sexprs
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* csv
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* json
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* ndb-like
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Quotes
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"*Most xml i've seen makes me think i'm dyslexic. it also looks constipated,
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and two health problems in one standard is just too much.*" -- Charles Forsyth on 9fans
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Alexander Viro on linux-kernel mailing list:
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> > Or even XML. Ouch! No need to throw things at me!
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> It seems they would be thrown! XML in kernel is too much. OpenOffice and
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They won't be thrown. They will be slowly driven under the nails, so that
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victim could experience the joy equal to that of dealing with XML.
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"*Some part of me desperately wants to believe that XML-RPC is some kind of elaborate joke, like a cross between Discordianism and IP Over Avian Carriers.*" -- Ex-Cyber on #plan9
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"*XML is simply lisp done wrong.*" -- Alan Cox
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