Re: Experiences of XML parser generators for Ada?

[Martin Krischik <martin@krischik.com>]

Marius Amado Alves wrote:

>>>so here comes my advice: think twice eyeing using xml.
>>>xml is a very powerful tool for DYNAMICALLY STRUCTURED HUMAN READABLE
>>>TEXT.
>> 
>> Human readable? I have an impression that punched cards were more
>> readable! XML reminds me one implementation of Algol 60, in which all
>> keyword were upper case put in quotes, e.g. 'BEGIN'. Though, even that
>> was more readable than XML.
> 
> Indeed XML has failed its two main purposes, which were to be readable
> by humans and efficiently processable by machines. Maybe there is a
> third, unwritten, more important need that XML has met, given its
> apparent widespread adoption.

Can be rendered by a browser for easier reading. But it failed on that one
too - see below.

> Otherwise XML must be the greatest IT hoax 
> spanning two millenia.

I think the failure on "readable by humans" is partly based on using the
wrong format.

i.E: using:

<name value="Martin" />

instead of:

<name>Martin</name>

If I look at an XMI document there is in fact no text which could to be
rendered by browser:

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/adacl/adacl/Model/AdaCL.xmi?view=markup

See, no text - just tags with parameters.

With Regards

Martin
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