It's no real help for you, but for me, XML is a document format (store data for
a long time), whereas JSON is a transfer format (I really wouldn't prefer JSON
over XML for archiving).
But imho JSON won't continue growing in popularity, because finally people seem
to rediscover the advantages of
> On Feb 3, 2017, at 5:00 AM, Roy Henderson via swift-users
> wrote:
>
> I would welcome guidance regarding whether I should use JSON or XML to store
> the data on the web server? The effort to generate either format will be
> similar so my real decision driver is on the client side.
Probabl
Technically there is little to chose one over the other. I find working with
JSON on Swift is somewhat easier than XML however, and that should not be a
minor consideration.
However, moving forward it seems that JSON will be more widely used and basing
your comms on that is likely a very good i
I do not think there is a ‘best’ answer.
I would go with JSON though.
Apple’s JSON solution is fast, but it has some minor limitations and usability
is not “up there”.
Then again there are third party solutions, for example my own SwifterJSON
single-class framework that you can download from g
Either should be fine, but in my experience JSON is a lot easier to work with
due as compared to XML since JSONSerialization being simpler than XMLParser.
Saagar Jha
> On Feb 3, 2017, at 5:00 AM, Roy Henderson via swift-users
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm about to develop my first non-trivial (fo
Hi,
I'm about to develop my first non-trivial (for me) Swift 3 app. It will
retrieve data from a web server and present it on an iOS device.
I would welcome guidance regarding whether I should use JSON or XML to store
the data on the web server? The effort to generate either format will be
sim
