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by user3939382 1171 days ago
> You'd need to manually write a translator

Yep, therein lies the “not fun”. You write a bunch of super complex, brittle code.

Unfortunately because XML is entrenched in certain domains, you have to decide between writing these converters or doing everything in XML which also sucks, especially if you’re trying to write a modern app with a modern stack.