From: Mark Wilson <mwilson13@...>
Date: 2003-10-04T10:55:09+09:00
Subject: Re: xml + ruby


On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 05:09 PM, why the lucky stiff wrote:

> [snip]

> It'd be great if everyone in our community accepted everyone and every 
> idea
> that was presented (a wealth of endless backslapping that began to 
> take its
> toll on our shoulder blades), but I think chipping away at an idea will
> enhance it.
[snip]

In the spirit of chipping away at an idea, I can't stand XML. However, 
I'm glad Ruby has REXML so that one can write Ruby programs to deal 
with external resources that insist on using XML. It's my belief that 
XML has wasted and continues to waste the time of way too many talented 
people who's efforts could have been more productively used in other 
endeavors. That's my semi-contrarian $0.02 (it would be truly 
contrarian if many others hadn't already said it).

Regards,

Mark