1.2KAI's take on XML(lemmy.world)posted 4 months ago byrenzev@lemmy.worldin programmerhumor@lemmy.mlView comments132 commentssavehidereportSort:HotTopControversialNewOldYou are viewing a single thread.View all comments View context [ +- ]racemaniac@lemmy.dbzer0.com3 points4 months agoThere are people who find XML hard to read? permalinksavereportparentreply[ +- ]actually@lemmy.world5 points4 months agoOver time I have matured as a programmer and realize xml is very good to use sometimes, even superior. But I still want layers between me and it. I do output as yaml when I have to see what’s in there permalinksavereportparentreply[ +- ]chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz3 points4 months agoI see you’ve never worked with SOAP services that have half a dozen or more namespaces. permalinksavereportparentreply[ +- ]CompostMaterial@lemmy.world3 points4 months ago*Depends on how complex it is. Ever see the XML behind SharePoint? 🤮 permalinksavereportparentreply[ +- ]racemaniac@lemmy.dbzer0.com3 points4 months agoBut is that the fault of XML, or is the data itself just complex, or did they structure the data badly? Would another human readable format make the data easier to read? permalinksavereportparentreply