> Alan Gauld wrote: > > (Who hates XML almost as much as Java! :-) > > IMO dom4j makes XML quite easy to use from Java and really pleasant > in Jython. The integrated XPath support essentially gives you a > query engine on your data. > http://www.dom4j.org
> Kent > (Who hates Java but has come to like XML) My problems stem from the massive increase in bandwidth and CPU resource required by XML messages. Actually I don't mind XML for what it was originally intended: a cross platform self-describing data exchange mechamnism. Its the atrtempt to make XML into the foundation of the computing infrastructure I hate, its quite obvious the people pushing XML are either ignorant of the cost implications on the network and hardware or sell networks and hardware, or both! If you compare the bandwidth requirements of a binary RPC call (such as Java RMI or CORBA) they are about 1-2 *orders of magnitude* less than the equivalent SOAP web service! If your 2MB T1/E1 WAN is struggling to cope with the HTML overload now how much will an upgrade to 34MB ATM infrastructure needed for Web Service integration cost?!! You occasionally see the CPU factor mentioned (again an order of magnitude increase in CPU power) but I don't think I've ever seen a mention of the bandwidth impacts. New CPUs are relatively cheap compared to networks... And as for your work-from-home DSL users forget it! XML: A technology devised for developers by developers - and paid for by users. End of rant! :-) Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
