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by NuclearPM 22 days ago
I just had to look through XML at work. What an ugly format!
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chasd00 22 days ago
There use to be a saying, "XML is like violence, if it's not working just add more!".
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NuclearPM 22 days ago
Why use 5000 characters when you could use 9000?
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tanin 21 days ago
DOCX or OOXML takes it to another level.

Instead of making something an attribute, they make it a child element...

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