XML Is Too Hard For Programmers, says Tim Bray, who uses regexp to get his processing done.
I like his categorization of programmers in 3 groups: The scripting tribe (Perl, Python), the O-O factory (Java and C#) and the close-to-the-metal gang (C, C++).
I consider myself in the OO factory, with a taste for, and an aspiration to scripting. I did some nifty things in Javascript, used to do a bit of Perl, and just started Pyhton last month. I like this categorization because I find myself too often arguing with close-to-the-metal programmers about java performance, or java buffs about javascript's looseness regarding types.
I think each tool have their use in my toolbox, depending on the needs, the specifications of what I need to do and the environment surrounding it. But my gut feeling is that for many of us, most of our work will tend towards scripting.
Regarding the difficulty of using XML in programming languages today, I look forward to the easier ways of getting my work done... without much illusions though: it all depends on what you use XML for.
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