XML died because too many configurations turned what should be a 'prop' into an inner tag -- and it doesn't help that XML doesn't really give guidance as to whe

XML died because too many configurations turned what should be a 'prop' into an inner tag -- and it doesn't help that XML doesn't really give guidance as to when to use which. And, of course, when you deserialize XML, the innerText is always in a very strange place as to not really being clear "what the right way to handle it" is.