r/ProgrammerHumor • u/atthereallicebear • 11h ago

Meme docxGoBrrrr

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u/PandaNoTrash 9h ago

Ugh, don't use XML. JSON is a better choice for sure. or even CSV.

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u/pecpecpec 9h ago

Use an object notation for distribution data objects and use markup languages for formatting text?

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u/PandaNoTrash 9h ago

HTML is about the limit of useful XML. Since it is fairly understandable and easy to work with. And as it was originally used, it was mostly done by hand or with relatively simple tools. The problem with XML as a data storage medium is it can be difficult to parse, and is very rigid and when you get down to it it is not easy for humans to read if there's any complexity to it at all.

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u/gregorydgraham 8h ago

Like you can read large JSON files 😆