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Re:Ruby vs. Java vs. TypeScript: my experience on building a... by NuclearPM on Thursday May 28, 2026 @01:52PM (#48312756)
I just had to look through XML at work. What an ugly format!
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Re:Ruby vs. Java vs. TypeScript: my experience on building a... by chasd00 on Thursday May 28, 2026 @02:52PM (#48313681)
There use to be a saying, "XML is like violence, if it's not working just add more!".
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Re:Ruby vs. Java vs. TypeScript: my experience on building a... by NuclearPM on Thursday May 28, 2026 @03:23PM (#48314127)
Why use 5000 characters when you could use 9000?
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Re:Ruby vs. Java vs. TypeScript: my experience on building a... by tanin on Friday May 29, 2026 @12:29AM (#48319052)
DOCX or OOXML takes it to another level.

Instead of making something an attribute, they make it a child element...

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