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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.”
I love XML, when it is properly utilized. Which, in most cases, it is not, unfortunately.
JSON > CSV though, I fucking hate CSV. I do not get the appeal. “It’s easy to handle” – NO, it is not. It’s the “fuck whoever needs to handle this” of file “formats”.
JSON is a reasonable middle ground, I’ll give you that