Re: Which UI "engine" to use? -- JAVA400-L

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Aaron Bartell wrote:

When I create my own XML it is pretty lean. I had XML that looks more like
sentences than data delimiters (i.e
<ProductionCompanyCustomerNumber>12</ProductionCompanyCustomerNumber>)

I haven't delved into JSON much yet, though it is something I definitely
need to review moving forward.

Well, your XML looks to be leaner than some, primarily because you use a lot of attributes. Many XML implementations are little more than nested tags with CDATA, and of course CDATA requires a beginning and ending tag, whereas a tag with just attributes can be opened and closed in the same tag (using the /> syntax).

So I wouldn't waste a ton of time on it, just recognize that it's an option to review during your design phase. The nice thing about JSON is that it's well suited for JavaScript, which makes it easy to implement an entirely browser-based rich user interface. They're typically not as robust as a thick client, but they have the obvious benefit of being zero-footprint (requiring no installed software).

Joe

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