> I agree that there is nothing inherently wrong with XML, the problem is with the way it is used.
Right, but the spec allows for so many different ways of using it, that you end up with lots of variations in how it's done.
I've mulled over these choices myself when trying to come up with a XSD spec, and I wish I could slap that idiot who wrote the last XSD spec around with a large trout (that idiot being past me).
While you can do a lot of weird things with JSON as well, the syntax is more restrictive and naturally leads to fewer variations.
Right, but the spec allows for so many different ways of using it, that you end up with lots of variations in how it's done.
I've mulled over these choices myself when trying to come up with a XSD spec, and I wish I could slap that idiot who wrote the last XSD spec around with a large trout (that idiot being past me).
While you can do a lot of weird things with JSON as well, the syntax is more restrictive and naturally leads to fewer variations.