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mrgriscom | 3 years ago

Always a classic: http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/xml/s-exp_vs_XML

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NoboruWataya|3 years ago

> They are not identical. The aspects you are willing to ignore are more important than the aspects you are willing to accept. Robbery is not just another way of making a living, rape is not just another way of satisfying basic human needs, torture is not just another way of interrogation. And XML is not just another way of writing S-exps. There are some things in life that you do not do if you want to be a moral being and feel proud of what you have accomplished.

Wow.

goto11|3 years ago

If there is an argument beneath the hyperbole and i-am-very-smart posturing, it seem very weak. He end up advocating a binary format (like TCP/IP) instead of a text-based like XML because it will be faster to parse. And because a binary format is harder to change, people will be sure to get it right the first time.

Yeah right.