I also have to put in a vote for JDOM. It made XML useable for me in Java.
XML trades bandwidth and overhead for more structure. Sometimes it's the right tool, sometimes it isn't.
- P
Andy Roberts wrote:
I agree. I always liked the concept of XML, but in practise it's a nightmare. It obviously has its uses, but man, it can be a tad too verbose. XML is the "language" of web services, so just think that all this flabby XML is clogging up bandwidth.