[capidl] postscript Re: s-expressions vs. XML, from experience (was: Re: [E-Lang] Concerning XML docs)

[Zooko]

I just wanted to drop a note as an addendum to this rant of mine.  One of the
independent hackers who works on Mojo Nation in his spare time tried to compile
Mojo Nation with Python 2.3 alpha release 3 today, so that he could run Mojo
Nation with IPv6.  It gave an error concerning the XML module.  I haven't
figured out yet if the interface changed or if we just need to use an upgraded
version of the XML module, but it just made me sigh in frustration.  This kind
of thing happens frequently with our XML code, and it speaks against Alan's
first point (and a good one) that using XML encoding means you can use someone
else's library and have less hassle.

Regards,

Zooko