Mike Edenfield wrote:
> XML allows you to generate complex, structured, hierarchical data that
> can be read, changed, and stored by well-tested third party libraries
> that don't need to know anything about the contents or meaning of your
> configuration data beforehand.  This means I, as a developer, don't
> need to write any code to read and parse configurations, validate the
> syntax or structure (only the content), or persist it back out.

So, convenience for the lazy programmer should take precedence over
usability for the end user?


Be lucky,

Neil
http://www.neiljw.com



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