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Re:XML for databases: a dead idea by mwexler on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @12:23PM (#5061395)
Remember all the XML programming languages? I recall Water http://waterlanguage.org/, for example, getting some buzz in the Boston area during the buzzy time Daniel Lemire refers to...
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Re:XML for databases: a dead idea by meaty on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @12:32PM (#5061460)
Ugh I remember that. What an utter vomit-bag of a creation that was.

You can see how popular it was considering their web site was (c) 2001 - 2003...

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