XML as data interchange format

This article by James Clark, the Technical Lead of the original XML Working Group, puts into words exactly what I was thinking when XML first came out and was being touted as the be-all end-all of data interchange formats. For years I haven’t been confident in my knowledge of XML to vocalize my disenchantment with it, so hearing a similar opinion from the horse’s mouth is rather comforting!

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