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The lost art of XML — mmagueta (marcosmagueta.com)

submitted 20 hours ago by Kissaki@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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There exists a peculiar amnesia in software engineering regarding XML. Mention it in most circles and you will receive knowing smiles, dismissive waves, the sort of patronizing acknowledgment reserved for technologies deemed passé. "Oh, XML," they say, as if the very syllables carry the weight of obsolescence. "We use JSON now. Much cleaner."

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[–] Kissaki@programming.dev 1 points 5 hours ago

while JSON is a generalized data structure with support for various data types supported by programming languages

Honestly, I find it surprising that you say “support for various data types supported by programming languages”. Data types are particularly weak in JSON when you go beyond JavaScript. Only number for numbers, no integer types, no date, no time, etc.

Regarding use, I see, at least to some degree, JSON outside of use for network transfer. For example, used for configuration files.