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Which is true for the majority of all XML files I’ve ever come across in the wild.

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I think XML only makes sense if your data is heavily tree-like

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In that case, why not use JSON?

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because you have a thing against solutions that are both beter and easier

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JSON spreads out tree nodes vertically (with all the attributes), whereas in XML it’s usually one node per line, ie. more compact I suppose. This is just my very niche opinion though

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