On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 21:16 -0500, Simon St.Laurent wrote:
> Robert Koberg wrote:
> >> > <pointedTroll>
> >> > Are you actually DEFENDING the Mixed Content model, Simon?
> >> > </pointedTroll>
> >>
> >> It's the only place where I see XML as having a significant advantage
> >> over JSON or YAML, so yes, I suppose that constitutes a defense.
> >
> > That, and having a traversable hierarchy.
>
> JSON does have a traversable hierarchy - it's just normally cast as
> objects rather than having a separate API for doing the traversal.
>
> See, for one example:
>
> http://goessner.net/articles/JsonPath/
Well, it isn't really the same. You can't go up or side ways. Also,
after a quick search it was the only project of its kind.
I created something that aids XPath. But I cheat and parse the JSON and
add parents and siblings to each object.
best,
-Rob
>
> If it wasn't for mixed content, I could probably live with JSON for the
> rest of my XML needs.
>
> Thanks,
> Simon St.Laurent
> Retired XML troublemaker
> http://simonstl.com/
