XML, IMHO, can best be regarded as a layer between the real data and the
application.
We used to make up new formats for allmost every type of data exchange.
Every type had its own format, its own parser, and because of that the
same mistakes were made over and over again. Some formats weren't
extensible. Parsers contain(ed) bugs.
XML solves all this. If your data is suitable to be encapsulated in xml
(meaning its not binary data and a little tag-overhead isn't a big deal)
there is no need for these mistakes anymore. You can use a trusted,
standard format, which is extensible and readable, and you can use
standard tools to read and write the data. (no more, or at least less,
bugs in parsers.)
-S
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