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Hello
all.
Well, an xml file has finally shown up on my doorstep. Before last week, I only had a vague idea of what XML was; now I've come to understand that it's a method for basically storing data. However, something is bothering me. So, let me play devil's advocate here. If XML uses tags
such as <blablabla>This is my data</blablabla>, is that not a lot of
extra bytes to simply declare the end of a field?
And to take it a
step further: if I have several records, but the fields are always sequential,
such as:
<my
record>
<field1>Bubba Smith</field1>
<field2>123 Elm Street</field2>
</my
record>
<my 2nd
record>
<field1>Sally Ryder</field1>
<field2>123 Elm Street</field2>
</my 2nd
record>
...Wow, to me, that
just seems like many redundant bits of data. So, how is XML better than, say, a
file where the field headers (and footers) are smaller?
Sorry if this
message is a waste of your time, but I am really questioning the practicality of
XML. maybe certain platforms or languages process it faster?
wab.
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