Re: [xml-dev] Painful USA Today article (was RE: [xml-dev] ANN: RESTTutorial)

[Ronald Bourret <rpbourret@rpbourret.com>]

"Bullard, Claude L (Len)" wrote:
> 
> Our customers really don't know much about XML.  It is a
> checkbox.  Again, if they do that, say yes and take their
> money.  If they say "NENA spec'd ANI/ALI using the XML
> format", it is money for value.

This is a great way to get rich but an appalling way to design good
software. Microsoft made a mint doing it, but also left us with horribly
difficult and badly designed languages such as COM and VB.

You decide which one you want.  

-- Ron