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Chapter 7

xml versus json

Should you use XML or JSON?

Joe and the JavaScript guys want to look at JSON, but Frank’s PHP team

thinks XML is the way to go. Which is the best data format? In this chapter,

we’re going to let JSON and XML take each other on, and see which one

survives the ULTIMATE DATA FORMAT CHAMPIONSHIP.

XML, the heavyweight

champion of data formats.

JSON is a relative

newcomer, and is poised

to give XML a run for

his title as reigning

data format champion.