Comment XML for Code Generation (Score 0) 438
I agree -- XML is one of the most hyped buzzwords of the 21st century. When used for storing larger amounts of type complex data, the structure of an XML container often grows to enormous amounts. And with Microsoft proclaiming XAML and every single byte of source code embedded in XML documents, we can only imagine (and fear!) the sizes of the CVS development repositories of the future.
I work as a developer on a combined Java/C# code generator application for exchanging data between several data models, XML formats, databases etc. The application primarily uses a GUI for defining the data mappings, which triggers the need for a generic XML container for storing the code. When the mapping is defined, you press the -button - and the application generates the code in the language of choice. This really shows the strength of the XML world, also in the vast territories of application development - generic data are translated into the development environment and platform of your choice.
In this way, XML is a nice choice. But don't hype it too much.
I work as a developer on a combined Java/C# code generator application for exchanging data between several data models, XML formats, databases etc. The application primarily uses a GUI for defining the data mappings, which triggers the need for a generic XML container for storing the code. When the mapping is defined, you press the -button - and the application generates the code in the language of choice. This really shows the strength of the XML world, also in the vast territories of application development - generic data are translated into the development environment and platform of your choice.
In this way, XML is a nice choice. But don't hype it too much.
