XML offers superior technical capabilities compared to JSON, including built-in schema validation (XSD), namespaces for composability, comments, and self-description. The industry abandoned XML not due to technical inadequacy but because JavaScript's dominance made JSON convenient, sacrificing formalism for developer
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The Case for XMLThe S-Expression ConnectionWhy We Chose PoorlyOn Developer Convenience and Self-DeceptionThe Physical and the ConceptualWhat We LostThe Binary AnswerOn PracticalityA Final PointSort: