There exists a peculiar amnesia in software engineering regarding XML. Mention it in most circles and you will receive knowing smiles, dismissive waves, the sort of patronizing acknowledgment reserved for technologies deemed passé. “Oh, XML,” they say, as if the very syllables carry the weight of obsolescence. “We use JSON now. Much cleaner.”

  • faint_marble_noise
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    12 days ago

    Well, from my experience working with android xml guis is soul crushing. While QML is much more pleasant, and it is kinda like json, but not quite.

    • Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      11 days ago

      Yeah, fair enough. I was thinking in terms of the more general-purpose text formats. I have heard good things about QML, too…