Why did Mozilla choose HTML format over XML format to save a user's bookmarks?
Wouldn't XML be easier to use and improve upon in future releases?
Also, since XML is supposed to be the best format to store data, is this Mozilla's big blunder?
2006-06-24 10:04:14 · 3 answers · asked by The Disciple 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
It's really not that big a blunder. XML might be the better format just for consistency and to make use of standard tools for parsing, etc. But they've probably got a lot of code already written to handle the existing format so it was cheaper to just keep the old format.
2006-06-24 10:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by Dave R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
XML is not by default a better standard. You still have to create the standard and adhere to it. So compliance is most important. If you have a compliant custom format you are in better shape than a non-compliant xml format.
Apparently they already had a compliant format and as yet see no benefit in changing.
2006-06-24 18:42:28 · answer #2 · answered by fwiiw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no xml isnt all that .. .
2006-06-25 08:15:55 · answer #3 · answered by bow4bass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋