[JDEV] Why XML for everything?

[Jonathan Wight]

John Price wrote:

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> Sure, it's somewhat more cryptic, but it's A LOT easier to parse
> with a program than XML.  There is a defined order and length to
> nearly every field.  You don't need a "perfect hash table," no token
> parsing, and really only one jump table indexed by the packet type.

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You're missing the whole point John. The main benefits (IMHO) of using XML
are its extreme flexibility and its "openness". The (small) overhead of an
XML parser is a fair price to pay - especially as all the 'hard' work is
already done for you (expat being one example of a small and quite useful
xml lib).

    Jon.