Would something like ProtocolBuffers[0] or FlatBuffers[1] be a good replacement for XML? The data could then be transmitted in either binary or JSON formats. [

Would something like ProtocolBuffers[0] or FlatBuffers[1] be a good replacement for XML? The data could then be transmitted in either binary or JSON formats. [0] https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/ https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/ [1] https://google.github.io/flatbuffers/ https://google.github.io/flatbuffers/