"Jason Pruim" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >So the subject says it all... And yes I know this isn't related to PHP >but it's the weekend and I trust the opinions on this list more then >any other list I have seen. I've been doing alot of reading on XML and >honestly it looks pretty cool... BUT the question is... Is it truly >useful or is it just another layer that we have to write? > >From what I can tell it looks like it could stabilize some of my >programming in regards to databases, and possibly if I have to move >information from one application to another. > >But is it worth the added coding or should I just interact with the >pieces directly? > >Thoughts? Questions? Flames? :) > > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php Personally I've always considered xml as a format only for transferring data. A lot of popular file formats are xml-based, such as the open office formats. Then there's things like xhtml, svg, etc which are all xml formats. Property thought out, xml can be used very well for internal or proprietary formats. If you need a guide on how not to do it, search the daily wtf archives for xml! Thanks Ash -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
