A quote from an email I saw come across this evening:
Otherwise, what’s the point? Pile up one xml on top of the other?
I couldn’t resist. A cheap shot at Java. I’m just bitter after being exposed to one too many Java frameworks in the past that seemed to think that “you can never have too much XML” was a mantra to proudly live by.
My son (EC) asked me this question after having me first sit down on the couch and then grabbing a small wooden chair for himself to sit on directly across from me. This happened when Ethan was four years old and his sister, Leia, was only several months old. It was early in the morning and EC had a rather serious look upon his face and tone in his voice. He went on to inform me that Leia had been smoking (“ciga-rats”, as he liked to call them back then) in her room and we had to do something about it before it got any worse.