Can good design compensate for XML bloat?
Can good design compensate for XML bloat?
A couple of days ago, I posed the question, “Can good design overcome the compulsion to simply throw new hardware and systems at a problem?” as it relates to the potential bloat of XML.In this new post, Sachin Garg picks up on this theme with a thoughtful discussion of the options pertaining to XML compression. Garg agrees with the line of thinking that “problems which can and should be solved by better design should not get patched by using compression or binary formats.” He adds that even though he is a “data compression enthusiast,” other options need to be looked at for SOA: “XML compression can be really great to ‘patch up’ the inefficiencies faced by SOA applications in …