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Article: XML Advantages & Disadvantages London, UK ... Advantages and Disadvantages of XML ... Disadvantages of XML...
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www.theukwebdesigncompany.com/articles/xml-advantages-d...
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8.2 Disadvantages of XML for Size and Performance ... Despite the advantages mentioned in Section 8.1, XML does sometimes cause a significant increase in data size and processing time. These disadvantages are the result of design decisions and tradeoffs made by XML's original designers.
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www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=367637&seqNum=...
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Since XML is a text format and it uses tags to delimit the data, XML files are nearly always larger than comparable binary formats. That was a conscious decision by the designers of XML. The advantages of a text format are evident (see point 3), and the disadvantages can usually be compensated at a different level.
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www.w3.org/XML/1999/XML-in-10-points
www.w3.org/XML/1999/XML-in-10-points
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Now I will present the advantages and disadvantages of XML, from others' standpoints and then from mine. Scientific American does a good job of outlining its potential advantages; its underlying point is that XML will do away with the "World Wide Wait", therefore speeding up the traffic on the Internet.
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www.thestark.net/xml/xml4.htm
www.thestark.net/xml/xml4.htm
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However, awesome XML is, there are some drawbacks which have hindered it from gaining widespread use since its inception. Let's look at the biggest drawback: The lack of adequate processing applications. ... For one, XML requires a processing application. That is, the nice thing about HTML was that you knew that if you...
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www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Languages/XML/Tutorials/Intro/di...
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Reprinted from Disadvantages of XML - March 8, 1999 ... However, awesome XML is, there are some drawbacks which have hindered it from gaining widespread use since its inception. Let's look at the biggest drawback: The lack of adequate processing applications.
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www.wdvl.com/Style/Tools/Tutorial/xml_disadvantages.htm...
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More difficult, demanding, and precise than HTML ... Lack of browser support/end user applications ... Still experimental/not solidified...
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www.ohsu.edu/library/staff/zeigenl/xml/present/tsld009....
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Consulting, writing, and research in XML and databases ... It also has some disadvantages. For example, it is verbose and access to the data is slow due to parsing and text conversion.
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www.rpbourret.com/xml/XMLAndDatabases.htm
www.rpbourret.com/xml/XMLAndDatabases.htm
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XML dialects (often packaged in archive files) are becoming the default file format for office-productivity software packages, including Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, AbiWord, and Apple's iWork. Lets discuss advantages and disadvantages of XML.
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www.techmynd.com/advantages-disadvantages-of-xml/
www.techmynd.com/advantages-disadvantages-of-xml/
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