Re: [xml-dev] ten years later, time to repeat it?

["Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>]

Robert Koberg wrote:
>>  > <pointedTroll>
>>  > Are you actually DEFENDING the Mixed Content model, Simon?
>>  > </pointedTroll>
>>
>> It's the only place where I see XML as having a significant advantage 
>> over JSON or YAML, so yes, I suppose that constitutes a defense.
> 
> That, and having a traversable hierarchy.

JSON does have a traversable hierarchy - it's just normally cast as 
objects rather than having a separate API for doing the traversal.

See, for one example:

http://goessner.net/articles/JsonPath/

If it wasn't for mixed content, I could probably live with JSON for the 
rest of my XML needs.

Thanks,
Simon St.Laurent
Retired XML troublemaker
http://simonstl.com/