Not true. While you should indeed not eval the string, once you have properly parsed it, you get a structured collection of objects and arrays that is very regu

Not true. While you should indeed not eval the string, once you have properly parsed it, you get a structured collection of objects and arrays that is very regular JavaScript structures. XML cannot offer the same, you get some much more abstract representation can easily be "wrong" if you don't follow the format as you extend it with more values, objects and arrays.