Re: Use XML to create extensible data structures in text fields?
Re: Use XML to create extensible data structures in text fields?
- Subject: Re: Use XML to create extensible data structures in text fields?
- From: Michael Grant <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:31:02 -0600
All else being equal, better human readability is certainly a plus.
Michael
On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 5:18 PM, Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
wrote:
> On 25 Nov 2017, at 7:29 am, Christopher Stone <
> email@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > See the JSON vs. XML section on this page.
> >
> > https://beginnersbook.com/2015/04/json-tutorial/
>
> IMO, the key part of that article is at the beginning: "JSON objects are
> used for transferring data between server and client, XML serves the same
> purpose." That's true -- but transferring data between server and client is
> not what the OP is after.
>
> Yes, JSON can be more human-readable. But the OP specifically said the aim
> was to parse and manipulate the data via script, so I'm not sure it's
> relevant.
>
> There are situations where JSON makes much more sense than XML. I'm just
> not convinced this is one of them.
>
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> Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
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There's really no such thing as translating. It's all a scam. We basically
just make stuff up and try to make it sound plausible.
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