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XML Sucks ========= "*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 For now see [xmlsucks](http://www.xmlsucks.com). Alternatives ------------ * Simple custom text formats * sexprs * csv * json * ndb-like Quotes ------ "*Most xml i've seen makes me think i'm dyslexic. it also looks constipated, and two health problems in one standard is just too much.*" -- Charles Forsyth on 9fans Alexander Viro on linux-kernel mailing list: > > Or even XML. Ouch! No need to throw things at me! > > It seems they would be thrown! XML in kernel is too much. OpenOffice and They won't be thrown. They will be slowly driven under the nails, so that victim could experience the joy equal to that of dealing with XML. "*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 "*XML is simply lisp done wrong.*" -- Alan Cox