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There was fresh COBOL code written up until early 1990s too, long past its heyday. Thing is you couldn't swing a dead cat in 00s without hitting XML. Nearly ev
by varjag 1y ago
There was fresh COBOL code written up until early 1990s too, long past its heyday.
Thing is you couldn't swing a dead cat in 00s without hitting XML. Nearly every job opening had XML listed in requirements. But since mid-2010s you can live your entire career without the need to work on anything XML-related.
- latexr 1y agoApple’s operating systems to this day make heavy use of XML by way of plists. You can’t have an app without it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_list
- varjag 1y agoI guess? Although in the few iOS/watchOS apps I made I never edited it manually.
- latexr 1y agoBut it’s still there and needs to be supported by the OS and tooling. Wether you edit it manually isn’t relevant (and as counterpoint, I do it all the time, for both apps and launchd agents).
- varjag 1y agoOf course it's there. Expecting all the stuff laid in 00s disappear overnight would be unrealistic. COBOL code is also still there.