--- In [email protected], "Leonard Rosenthol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Why does a file format/specification simply being based on XML > make it better than one that isn't? > Why I prefer XML 1. It is text. Text is good for debugging over the wire because it imposes no decoding requirement. It can be observed and edited at any point without specialized tools. 2. Tools and applications can easily parse it. 3. Tools and applications can easily generate it. 4. Grammars can be conveniently authored inline ad hoc in standards compliant browsers 5. Most of the software industry has already implemented XML data import and export for applications and tools used throughout commerce, finance, transport, communications and regulatory authorities worldwide. 6. It is relaxing for humans to write. So orderly. 7. It is easy for humans to edit. So free of overheads. 8. Its high redundancy yields magnificent gzip compression performance. 9. Data stored in it are self described so archival restoration is decoupled from the lifecycle of archiving tools. 10. No sole vendor or person owns the technology proprietarily. 11. My friends know it and can converse about it while drinking. 12. Natalie Portman and Jessica Alba prefer it. 13. Some Adobe engineers and product managers fight for it. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/I258zB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/1U_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
