VaxoP Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 Correct me if im wrong - i really dont know much about xml. the xml files ive seen are generally pretty large and there is a LOT of wasted space in the files - as in something like <pre> <option>something</option> <option>something</option> <option>something</option> <option>something</option> <option>something</option> <option>something</option> </pre> The would take up a lot of processing to parse them, and thefiles as a result of all this would be really large.. How in the world is xml fast? (is it fast at all??) why would businesses want to use xml, when there is mysql? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaxoP Posted March 10, 2002 Author Share Posted March 10, 2002 *bump* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted March 10, 2002 Veteran Share Posted March 10, 2002 I often think the same thing myself. I do not know the answer, hopefully someone else does. The way I see it, XML is great and all but what is so special about it? To me it looks like a cross between HTML code, an INI file and a database. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaxoP Posted March 10, 2002 Author Share Posted March 10, 2002 hopefully someone knows =) there is no way i think that xml can be faster than mysql tables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurting101 Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 I think XML is easy I guess. As in easy to understand. XML stuff is in that treeview sort of thing that makes for easy viewing. As for creating the XML or the file size, I can't say anything good about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StimpyX Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 The point of XML is NOT to be fast, but to be an interoperable glue between many (or as some claim, all) systems and technologies. When you go for that as the goal, you need a language that lets you extend it in any way you want. This is partly the reason for such *wasted space" as you've come across. See the XML in 10 Points document for a good description of the design decisions behind XML. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glowstick Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 XML isn't supposed to replace databases, it's main reason is interoperability between different applications. That's also the reason why most businesses start using XML to interface with other applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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