There exists a peculiar amnesia in software engineering regarding XML. Mention it in most circles and you will receive knowing smiles, dismissive waves, the sort of patronizing acknowledgment reserved for technologies deemed passé. “Oh, XML,” they say, as if the very syllables carry the weight of obsolescence. “We use JSON now. Much cleaner.”

  • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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    6 hours ago

    XSLT and XPath are entirely underrated. They are seriously powerful tools.

    While you can approximate XSLT with a heap of coffee and a JSON parser it’s harder to keep it declarative.