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Language independant storage

8th July 2002

Today’s (obvious) XML realisation: Using XML for storage gives you a platform and language independant storage layer. If you later want to rewrite an application in a different language the data is there and ready to be processed, with no conversion necessary. OK so it’s something that is shouted from the rooftops by XML advocates at every available opportunity but today I realised it for myself :)

Posted 8th July 2002 at 10:09 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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