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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.'"
You're wasting your breath. Lego brick style programmers like him do the minimum of what they need to do and no more. They take no pride in their work nor do they care how well it works so long as they get away with it. They're the bain of the IT industry and the reason for a lot of the current issues with software unfortunately.