> From: Simon St.Laurent [mailto:]
>
> Definitely. But XML builds on a solid foundation -
> locally-labeled nested hierarchical structures. HTTP builds
> on a pile of headers with limited hierarchies and ad hoc structure.
The data structure underpinning a HTTP message is a roughly a list of
key value pairs. The data structure underlying XML is a roughly a tree.
As I see it these data structures are appropriate for the respective
tasks at hand. What is more solid about trees than maps in the HTTP
case?
Bill de hÓra
