> Let's just use LISP. Then we can reclaim our Dark Overlord Priesthood
I suggest using Whitespace for both the serialization format and all XML toolchains.
Then we'd literally be wearing the Kings New Clothes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language)
You really can't get much simpler than that.
And think of the security ! printed out on paper the bad guys could never read our code OR our data ! no need for shredders, obscufication , encryption ... so many things would be solved.
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David A. Lee
http://www.xmlsh.org