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[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Which is true for the majority of all XML files I've ever come across in the wild.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I think XML only makes sense if your data is heavily tree-like

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

In that case, why not use JSON?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

JSON spreads out tree nodes vertically (with all the attributes), whereas in XML it's usually one node per line, ie. more compact I suppose. This is just my very niche opinion though

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

because you have a thing against solutions that are both beter and easier

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