I work with Java application servers and I loathe XML. Why Ant uses an XML? Why couldn't it be a simple DSL? <copy to=...>" is not needed, really. Property fil

I work with Java application servers and I loathe XML. Why Ant uses an XML? Why couldn't it be a simple DSL? <copy to=...>" is not needed, really. Property files go a long way to help differentiate it. XML has invaded almost all aspects of Java programming, but it seems things are getting better with Java EE 6 and the web services annotations for example, but application servers and framework authors need to stop cramming XML this and XML that for configuration files. This needs to stop.