XML as fall guy

Apparently systems that take XML seriously are "too unfamiliar".

To be honest, of course, in any kind of visible failure, the piece 
that's least similar to the rest will get attacked extra.

"Another sore point was the Medicare agency’s decision to use database 
software, from a company called MarkLogic, that managed the data 
differently from systems by companies like IBM, Microsoft and Oracle. 
CGI officials argued that it would slow work because it was too 
unfamiliar. Government officials disagreed, and its configuration 
remains a serious problem."

<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/us/politics/tension-and-woes-before-health-website-crash.html>

and:

<http://developers.slashdot.org/story/13/11/24/1437203/nyt-healthcaregov-project-chaos-due-partly-to-unorthodox-database-choice>

Thanks,
-- 
Simon St.Laurent
http://simonstl.com/