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Wait, is the "The Terrible Java XML Parser" moniker tongue-and-cheek or sincere? I remember JAX (the XML parser) really saving my bacon when I was parsing larg
by jszymborski 5y ago
Wait, is the "The Terrible Java XML Parser" moniker tongue-and-cheek or sincere?
I remember JAX (the XML parser) really saving my bacon when I was parsing larger-than-memory XML files ages ago.
- skrebbel 5y agoIt was sincere, but I'll readily admit that the opinion was informed by a 15-year-younger me who definitely was not trying to parse larger-than-memory XML files. I bet it was just a matter of the wrong tool for the job, but I (with some weird fondness, I might add), remember finding it extremely overengineered, even for Java standards.
- jszymborski 5y agoIf XML files fit in memory, then it totally feels like an astronomically more annoying way to parse files. Totally sympathize with the sentiment.