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Erik Naggum on XML vs. S-Expressions: "They are not identical. The aspects you are willing to ignore are more important than the aspects you are willing to ac
by asciilifeform 18y ago
Erik Naggum on XML vs. S-Expressions:
"They are not identical. The aspects you are willing to ignore are more important than the aspects you are willing to accept. Robbery is not just another way of making a living, rape is not just another way of satisfying basic human needs, torture is not just another way of interrogation. And XML is not just another way of writing S-exps. There are some things in life that you do not do if you want to be a moral being and feel proud of what you have accomplished."
(http://www.schnada.de/grapt/eriknaggum-xmlrant.html http://www.schnada.de/grapt/eriknaggum-xmlrant.html)
- eru 18y agoPretty strong words for such a trifle.
- asciilifeform 18y agoYet it is not a trifle. Wasting what might amount to thousands of man-years by forcing talented people (who might otherwise accomplish something meaningful) to build workarounds for an inferior technology is every bit as criminal as, say, embezzlement.
- eru 18y agoBy the same logic, QWERTY forcing talented people to develop RSI should get the same treatment..
- asciilifeform 18y agoI can see no reason why not.