Hype, bad judgement and safe management

In the last few days I’ve read a few articles on the programming reddit that have dealt with technology hype.

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In the article XML Backlash? Brennan Spies looks at the achievements of XML, and how its position may be under threat from newcomers like JSON and Google’s protocol buffers. Nothing new there – I’ve been warning of the shortcomings in XML for years – before it became a popular passtime.

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