Showing posts with label XML. Show all posts
Showing posts with label XML. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Elements and Attributes in XML

Today I got myself wondering about when to use differences and attributes in XML. The general understanding is that the question is very philosophical, depending on how your system is designed and, even more, on how you understand the data in your application.

However, the subject isn't new and there are a lot of articles on the web that already deal with the issue. So, instead of repeating what other, more experienced people already wrote, I'd rather appoint readers in the right direction: