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The lost art of XML — mmagueta (marcosmagueta.com)
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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."

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[-] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Oh nice! I didn'tknow toml, so I looked it up a bit. Atfirst I was like "this is just .properties with a better typing support". Than I saw the tables and the inline tables, which is a really neat way for complex nesting. It reminds me of json, but better. I'll see if I can start using this somewhere.

[-] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 days ago

Meanwhile, XML crying in the corner.... 😄

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