Re: Why are today's apps sluggish?

From: Ingvar Nilsen (telcontr_at_online-not-this-part-.no)
Date: 02/09/05 

Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 00:54:44 +0100

Ben Hochstrasser wrote:
> <mechanically glances over to the java people>

<g>

> A wrapper around a wrapper around a wrapper around ...

Yes, there we have it!

> XML is great for exchanging data among heterogeneous applications.
> But for one application alone...? I don't quite get it.

It is the idea about "standardization"..
BTW, an XML for storing some user settings is not that bad, and fast enough. 

-- 
Ingvar Nilsen

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