>>I believe it used to be, but anymore the difference is negligible. In my experience, on small data sets, it makes little difference. However, using attributes over nodes can in some cases decrease the actual size of the XML file or string by a factor of 3 or 4, do this can make a difference on larger data sets, especially the more complex ones.
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