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> adjusting their eyes to the sight of brackets XML's “brackets” aren't actually brackets, but less-than and greater-than signs.
by xigoi 3y ago
> adjusting their eyes to the sight of brackets
XML's “brackets” aren't actually brackets, but less-than and greater-than signs.
- jimmaswell 3y agoalso known as angle brackets.
- xigoi 3y agoActual angle brackets look like this: 〈〉 A bracket should visually surround the text it's containing, otherwise it looks confusing. The less-than and greater-than signs are only used due to ASCII limitations, though I'm wondering why they didn't go for square brackets, which are available in ASCII.