Probably no reason other than "because Andrew wrote it and that's what he chose"
On 10/11/12 3:20 AM, "Mike Reinstein" <reinstein.m...@gmail.com> wrote: >If this is an old discussion/argument I'm sorry for re-hashing this. I'm >wondering why express the plugin manifest in xml, when its managed in >node/javascript which handles json natively. There doesn't seem to be any >significant nesting or complex XML within the doc thus far. Intentional >design decision? Any info on this would be enlightening and helpful. > >thanks, > >-Mike