Not the one you asked, but I don’t like XML compared to alternatives like JSON.

The main problem with XML is that it’s an unnecessarily complicated standard. There are often multiple ways to represent the same thing, each with their own gotchas and drawbacks.

JSON on the other hand has a much simpler standard. The entire JSON standard fits easily in one page. It’s also closer to how data is actually represented in memory. There’s often one ideal way to represent whatever you have in memory to a JSON file, and the reverse is also true.

Despite it’s simplicity, JSON covers most cases XML would cover. Often in a more elegant way.

If you like pain, then XML is the right choice for you.

Wishful thinking. XML is going to be around for a very long time.

The problem is that mobile versions of the app is expected, and maybe also a web version. And then it should work on Mac as well. Linux is just a tiny fraction of the market share.

Each platform would require their own team if developed natively. That’s a huge headache to coordinate all features between the teams. Let’s build just one cross platform application which one team can be in charge over.

Not necessarily closures, but it involved many dynamically generated lists of lambdas passed around through many layers of abstraction.

Upvotes for things I like or agree with.

A rarely downvote, but if I do it’s mostly because I think the poster is behaving badly and/or doesn’t contribute to the discussion in a good way.

True. However, in this case I believe this guy just had a weird admiration for complexity.

In my project there has been this guy who produced more lines of code than most other. All of his code is a terribly convoluted mess no one can work with. Also buggy and slow as hell. It’s been many years since he left the company, and the negative effects are still seen today.

Luckily we’ve been able to detach ourselves from the worst parts.

I’m going to vote for the guy who shares my religious values, and he’s going to make the thing you’re doing illegal

Probably won’t be cheaper than a PC. Otherwise people are just going to buy it just for cheap compute.

Me after I write down an already completed task to my todo list so I can immediately strike it out.

YouTube channels that are mostly just reading Reddit comments.

Excessive deduplication is an anti pattern.

The point about removing duplicates is to make the maintaining of the code easier. If it makes it harder, then it’s the wrong abstraction.

I have an ok relationship with my parents. Never been offended about these ”insults”.

There’s more to the world than USA and China. Europe for example.

To make yourself feel better, it is disputed whether the entire library (and with it a huge wealth of knowledge) was destroyed in one big fire or not. Instead it might have been ”destroyed” gradually over a long period of time due to lack of funding.

I didn’t start the fire.

The thing about terrorism is the sudden shock that comes with it. Someone is deliberately doing a terrible action. It mentally affects an entire nation.

I didn’t feel well for an entire week after Utoya, and I’m not even Norwegian.

They probably have the finances to spend as much time they want this time around. I wouldn’t be surprised their Joe Danger money dried up during NMS development.

The boss then unveils a second health bar

There’s nothing more permanent than a temporary solution

It’s a massive initiative. Entire staff must be retraining. IT infrastructure has to be replaced.

Worst of all, it will face a lot of resistance from stubborn people with a ”if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” mentality. The public sector has a tendency to be quite slow moving.