begin quoting Lan Barnes as of Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 10:39:55AM -0700:
> I've felt for some time that XML has become the hot flash du jour, being
> used entirely too much for tasks already better solved, perhaps because
> it's "New and Shiny" (TM). I mean, XML as a back-end database ... come ON!
>
> So when a certified programming genius slanders XML, I am SO there!
Heh.
> # from Cameron Laird's weekly Tcl newsletter, 6/13/08
> QOTW: "The annoying bit is that XML tends to be a hammer finding
> fingers." - Donal K. Fellows
rohan% grep -il xml *
1130
1512
rohan% cat 1130
--Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use XML."
Now they have two problems. -- Jamie Zawinski
rohan% cat 1512
--Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
XML is like violence, if it doesn't solve the problem, just use more.
--"itior" (bash.org #546813)
rohan%
--
Close to 1600 signature quotes now, with 700+ in the evaluation queue.
Stewart Stremler
--
KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org
http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
