As for XML itself, it seems like it was a huge buzzword fad in the late 90s/early 2000s, but it must not have lived up to the hype or we’d actually be using it today instead of JSON and Protobuf. I got to computer programming around when the web gave up on XHTML, so i’m not really sure what to make of the XML cultural moment. The vibe i get is of focus on precise data semantics for its own sake, very Cathedral, effort that didn’t end up delivering benefit to humans. What do you think?
it reminds me of TypeScript.
As for XML itself, it seems like it was a huge buzzword fad in the late 90s/early 2000s, but it must not have lived up to the hype or we’d actually be using it today instead of JSON and Protobuf. I got to computer programming around when the web gave up on XHTML, so i’m not really sure what to make of the XML cultural moment. The vibe i get is of focus on precise data semantics for its own sake, very Cathedral, effort that didn’t end up delivering benefit to humans. What do you think?