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No. XML is clear and precise. It supports namespace extensibility. It also provides a very big ecosystem that AXR actually use.
by matzipan 14y ago
No. XML is clear and precise. It supports namespace extensibility.
It also provides a very big ecosystem that AXR actually use.
- weavejester 14y agoI'm not certain what you disagree with. XML has a big ecosystem, but presumably you felt it wasn't suitable for use as a styling syntax, otherwise you wouldn't have used HSS? XML is clear and precise and extensible, but it's not exactly known for having a simple syntax, right? So aren't you choosing XML primarily because of the ecosystem and tooling?
- matzipan 14y agoI'm not sure what your point is. I consider XML proved itself as a reliable data layer. JSON is not considered because it does not even supports attributes and extensibility. I would really appreciate if you would consider contributing some nice ideas. Come over to the mailing list :P
- weavejester 14y agoI wasn't leading to a particular point, I was just wondering what your design philosophy was. By choosing XML you're using a syntax with a wide ecosystem and very good tooling, but you're given up some simplicity in your design. Presumably you consider this to be a good trade-off, and I don't necessarily disagree with that choice. My concern is that in order to compete with an existing standard, a technology either needs to be a considerably better, or trivial to substitute for the old standard. XML/HSS seems to satisfy neither criteria, clinging to familiarity on the one hand, but having a high barrier to adoption on the other.
- matzipan 14y agoWe are going to give this a second thought.