alt Hacker NewsI used it, and agree 100% with the author.
Hence why in 2026, I still hang around programming stacks, like Java and .NET, where XML tooling is great, instead of having to fight with YAML format errors, Norway error, or JSON without basic stuff like comments.
Indeed. XML should be compared with YAML, not JSON.
While they equal each other in complexity, YAML does not even have namespaces )