The Future of XML 273
An anonymous reader writes "How will you use XML in years to come? The wheels of progress turn slowly, but turn they do. The outline of XML's future is becoming clear. The exact timeline is a tad uncertain, but where XML is going isn't. XML's future lies with the Web, and more specifically with Web publishing. 'Word processors, spreadsheets, games, diagramming tools, and more are all migrating into the browser. This trend will only accelerate in the coming year as local storage in Web browsers makes it increasingly possible to work offline. But XML is still firmly grounded in Web 1.0 publishing, and that's still very important.'"
You know the saying (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why is XML so popular (Score:4, Funny)
Funny, that. I've heard LISPers say "XML looks quite like LISP, only uglier."
A Buzzword's Life (Score:5, Funny)
Probably a long, healthy life in a big house on the top of buzzword hill, funded by many glowing articles in magazines like InformationWeek and CIO, and 'research papers' by Gartner. Sitting on the porch yelling, "Get off my lawn!" to upstarts like SOA, AJAX, and VOIP. Hanging out watching tube with cousin HTML and poor cousin SGML. Trying to keep JSON and YAML from breaking in and swiping his stuff. Then fading into that same retirement community that housed such oldsters as EDI, VMS, SNA, CICS, RISC, etc.
Re:I don't understand... (Score:4, Funny)
For the majority of applications that use it, it's overboard.
You mean like this? [thedailywtf.com]
Re:Too many 'this stuff sucks' moments (Score:1, Funny)
Re:You know the saying (Score:1, Funny)
Re:"How will you use XML in years to come?" (Score:5, Funny)
If you're giving me a choice... why yes, please! Where can I get one of these worlds you're talking about?