Re: [xml-dev] Six Reasons Not to use XML Attributes

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Andrew Welch <>
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"Costello, Roger L." <>
Date
2012-03-02T14:15:17Z
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Re: [xml-dev] Six Reasons Not to use XML Attributes
> 2.  Avoiding XML attributes makes your language simpler.

It really doesn't, it makes it bulkier and more annoying to process.

<thing type="A">

vs

<thing>
  <type>A</type>

When processing <thing> you need to look ahead to determine how to process it.


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