> Seriously, though, we all hate XML so much for all the right reasons > that we kind of forget that it can be useful. I do have a couple of > use cases I consider XML being appropriate at. But what about you guys? > Do you remember XML being helpful on any particular occasion? I'm really > curious.
i think a better question is, can you think of an application for xml that can't be done more simply? the debate over typed variables in programming languages is pretty well over. but i think asn/1 and xml seem to show that data type definitions can get out of control. and that the dtd is itself a program that needs debugging. - erik
