> > On May 9, 2012, at 12:15 PM, Michael Gardner wrote: > > > I've never understood why anyone would use prn/read for data transfer, > > other than extreme laziness. >
When I encounter the ancestor of XML in the mid 80s, SGML, it was used as a typesetting tool for laser printers, just before the era of WYSIWYG begun. I never understood why these days we need to typeset data before sending it to another piece of code, does the software really care about the look ? We used to have things called specs to decipher messages and bandwidth was at premium. XML is like ordering a hardcopy book from Amazon and getting the whole apparatus to print it at the same time... Luc -- Softaddicts<lprefonta...@softaddicts.ca> sent by ibisMail! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
