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Does the World Need Binary XML?

Posted by michael on from the using-gzip-would-be-too-easy dept.

sebFlyte writes "One of XML's founders says 'If I were world dictator, I'd put a kibosh on binary XML' in this interesting look at what can be done to make XML better, faster and stronger."

5 of 481 comments (clear)

  1. 10 types of people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There are 10 types of people. Those what support binary XML and those what oppose it.

    1. Re:10 types of people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      mod parent up
      FUNNY!!!
      (what is 10 in binary?)

  2. Re:Make a XML compiler... by Yaa+101 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dunno...
    Maybe I am not a english native speaking person and maybe you are arrogant elitist?...

  3. Re:A GNAA FP by Krunaldo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This might be going a bit oftopic... But I recently conducted some research regarding the matter of GNAA, it seems that the initations rite is to get a GNAA firstpost troll. And if you go to thier webpage you see that thier images are hosted on wired?!

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    God,root what's the difference? I read slashdot, there for I errr... am stupid?
  4. Re:Make a XML compiler... by Scott+Wood · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The word "an" precedes vowel sounds, not letters. "X" in "XML" is pronounced "eks", and thus gets "an". Would you say "an unit"?