XML Is a Cheap DSL — And That's a Good Thing

March 15, 2026 1 min read

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A compelling argument that XML's verbosity is actually a feature when you need a quick domain-specific language: it's parseable everywhere, schema-validatable, and you don't have to write a parser.
Sometimes boring tech wins.

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A compelling argument that XML's verbosity is actually a feature when you need a quick domain-specific language: it's parseable everywhere, schema-validatable, and you don't have to write a parser. Sometimes boring tech wins.

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XML Is a Cheap DSL — And That's a Good Thing

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