From: Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@...>
Date: 2002-06-20T18:33:12+09:00
Subject: Re: REXML in C

slumos@unlv.edu wrote:


> It seems like the claim that I should have to give up the nice
> interface just because the problem gets large is fundamentally flawed
> somehow.  The acceptance of such rules of thumb is surely one of the
> reasons why the XML world sucks so much.


Err; if you want to be able to randomly manipulate a tree, it will have 
to be stored in memory. If that's getting slow, then get a faster 
machine or more memory, or go with streaming or pull. I can't see how 
this requirement to balance tradeoffs is in any way specific to XML.


> The files are only 13MB or so, which isn't even large by new PC
> standards.


Then your hardware sure is capable of handling it. If not, find a good 
compromise between hardware, flexibility, convenience, and speed. Again; 
this is to be faced with every other notational system.

Tobi


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