There are good and there are bad XML formats. RSS is a good format that is nice to read and somewhat nice to write, because there is not too much overhead. I've

There are good and there are bad XML formats. RSS is a good format that is nice to read and somewhat nice to write, because there is not too much overhead. I've also seen plenty of over-engineered XML formats that give XML a bad reputation. If XML wants to reestablish itself as a popular way to organize data, then we need more examples of well-designed XML formats.