Phil Dawes Stuff: xml http://phildawes.net/blog//tag/xml/ Entries of Phil Dawes Stuff tagged with 'xml' 10 things to change in your thinking about XML protocols This post hits the nail on the head. I've been blathering on about some of this stuff at work* for a while: Don't tie your protocol to your programming language, protocol is the most important thing in a distributed system, make data as simple/flexible/loosely-coupled as possible, don't constrain yourself with schemas. Now I've got something to link to.

N.B. I don't think this is just applicable to protocols - also data storage. Serialized objects and O-R mapping tools can seriously louse up your data if you're not careful.

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