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by throwaway29102 2146 days ago
Aaaaaand now we’re back to XML, but with less readable syntax and implementation consistency. Sounds like a win for everyone.
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We're nowhere close to xml.

Namespaces, externally defined entities, CDATA, oh my!

The same thing is happening with the major dynamically-typed languages adding optional static typing.
Things we do/invent for "developer comfort" -- binary serialization FTW.