I've been in IT a LONG time and I've seen a lot of technologies announced with great fanfare, adopted by many and then disappearing without trace once people realized that were valueless (or worse). When XML was announced I was unimpressed and still am. XML is an interchange format and as such is a massive compromise. All compromises are inefficient but they do actually work which is their reason for being. Using XML when you don't have to seems silly.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account Sent: Wednesday, 14 January 2009 9:59 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: RE: [NF] M$ is pushing ahead for performance On Tue, January 13, 2009 5:13 pm, Geoff Flight wrote: > I plan on compressing the output as well. But I still really don't get > into the 'I love XML' crowd. IN fact, why use it at all? If I write both > the client and server end what possible reason is there for me to use > anything other than compressed binary? I'm happy for someone to explain > why I am wrong but I simply don't see its value in much of what I do. Again...in a closed loop, binary is fine. However, I think many would agree that there are some out there in geekdom who simply crave the latest buzzwords, claiming they're the panacea for all things IT just so they can say they're using the latest in technology. Shame on them. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
