tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593563533834706486.post4685634067346630330..comments2024-03-20T19:41:44.472-04:00Comments on Yet Another Math Programming Consultant: XML files: they are bigErwin Kalvelagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496091402502236997noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593563533834706486.post-78648721278597057982011-03-01T15:06:18.601-05:002011-03-01T15:06:18.601-05:00That's why I was surprised to hear a few years...That's why I was surprised to hear a few years ago that projects in COIN-OR are using (or were going to use) XML for saving model data. YAML or JSON would be better choices.Ryan J. O'Neilhttp://adventuresinoptimization.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593563533834706486.post-71256198927027583142011-02-26T10:59:26.176-05:002011-02-26T10:59:26.176-05:00There is a nice post about the angle bracket tax b...There is a nice post about the angle bracket tax by Jeff Atwood here http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/05/xml-the-angle-bracket-tax.html<br /><br />He suggests YAML as an alternative to XML, which is much cleaner and smaller.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771718822834021001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593563533834706486.post-84424875332708710642011-02-23T19:52:09.343-05:002011-02-23T19:52:09.343-05:00The XML file has 40+ tables buried inside. Transpa...The XML file has 40+ tables buried inside. Transparency then becomes a little bit less obvious.Erwin Kalvelagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496091402502236997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593563533834706486.post-12085306116889516092011-02-22T17:16:36.003-05:002011-02-22T17:16:36.003-05:00Depending on the nature of the content, the ratio ...Depending on the nature of the content, the ratio of "overhead" (tag characters) to data (meaningful characters) can be rather high. I like the transparency of XML, but for some things a proprietary binary format may still be the best option.Paul A. Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.com