Good reading on XML

Do you love angle brackets, or at least use them, as I do?
 Then don’t miss two solid articles on
 ROOT.CZ—

The article
 Is XML too hard? is more of a response to 
 XML is too hard for programmers
 by Tim Bray, one of XML’s creators. The discussion underneath is worth a look too.

Bray’s original article stirred up quite a debate. He followed it up
 with 
 Why XML Doesn’t Suck 
 . There’s another response on ROOT.CZunder
 the title Why XML is more than a bubble. Once again, there’s a lively discussion underneath. Petr Cimprich gives us his own view
 instead of just parroting Bray.

If you’re serious about XML, read the articles and the discussions. They’re worth your time. At the very least,
 you’ll get a sense that all that glitters isn’t gold and that big companies’
 marketing departments sometimes pull the wool over our eyes.