[KenJackson.US]

Are people still doing new stuff with XML?

I notice the XML & Python Tutorials & Tips secttion of this site has 7 entries, but the most recent one is over 9 years old.

There seemed to be lots and lots of excitement about it in the late nineties, maybe up until the dot-com crash in 2000. Then xml.com was kind of dead for several years.

I've used and parsed a little XML here and there, but I've always thought it would be a very useful tool if I ever learned to work with it better. I'm also occasionally learning a little Python, so it might be good to learn them both together.

But am I the only one? Is everyone else abandoning XML?

[ruteckycs]

I hate XML . Parsing it is a pain in the A$#. Writing new code for each feed is insane. Also it seems to me that it is a very inefficient way to store / transfer data.

[Nico]

Sounds like you haven't heard of simpleXML. It's never been easier to parse XML.

But yeah, XML is kinda dead now it seems. JSON is the new black.

[ruteckycs]

Nope never heard of simpleXML ... wish I had about a month ago You guys are teaching me a recurring theme over and over again .... I need to read more. It seems time and time again Im writing custom functions to do what is already in done.

[viviotech]

I wouldn't call XML dead. It's simply evolved into different, more customized formats now.

[hudsonbar]

I highly recommend you do not use microsoft products, especially for any web design. They're dreadful.

Try HTMLkit ( HTML Kit for more than editing HTML )
You can get it for free and it works better than anything microsoft ever made.

And yes I am biased against microsoft.

For info about xml, I highly recommend the w3c schools, as w3c is the organization that sets the standards.

The xml info is here: XML Tutorial

Thanks

Krisotn

[wirehopper]

I wouldn't go out of my way to learn something just for the sake of learning it.

[PAULY69]

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