content issues like namespaces wouldn't be unique to s-exp's -- XML had to deal with them. i'm not sure about the readability. i would say XML wins because an

content issues like namespaces wouldn't be unique to s-exp's -- XML had to deal with them. i'm not sure about the readability. i would say XML wins because angle brackets delimit things clearlier, especially by the fact that they're duplicated on closing. but i might have a different opinion if s-exp's were standerer than XML, so i can't really say. some of the SXML examples on that page look really nice --------- don't judge straight translations. if s-exp's were the standard i suspect links would look more like: (p "here is a" (a "link" @href "http://example.com http://example.com" ) )