The Future of XML

An anonymous reader writes "How will you use XML in years to come? The wheels of progress turn slowly, but turn they do. The outline of XML's future is becoming clear. The exact timeline is a tad uncertain, but where XML is going isn't. XML's future lies with the Web, and more specifically with Web publishing. 'Word processors, spreadsheets, games, diagramming tools, and more are all migrating into the browser. This trend will only accelerate in the coming year as local storage in Web browsers makes it increasingly possible to work offline. But XML is still firmly grounded in Web 1.0 publishing, and that's still very important.'"

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Re:I don't understand...

[mi]

Yes, it's easier on the eye

Except it is not even that! Even when nicely formatted, it is not... It sucks. It can't be processed with the likes of awk and sed. You can't print it. It takes A LOT more space (try compressing it) and it is hard to author. In addition it takes noticeable CPU-power to parse and application memory to store.

I'm forced to use it by the software vendor (who are stupid enough to use it even between their own components), and am fed up to the gills... These idiots use it for log-files, which they consequently don't write out, until a task is done, defeating most of the purpose of a log file.

I wish, it was never invented...