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for everyone out there that has experience in languages other than cf: How easy (or hard) is it to parse xml for you? Like rate it on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being super easy, 5 being you would rather gouge your eyes out. I would especially like to know about .net and java, but others too... I know cf and actionscript 3 isn't too bad...

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1 year ago by Ryan G.

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  • Mark M. Mark M. replied Aug 2, 2007
    In Java.. it's probably a 2/3... there are lots of different ways to skin a cat in Java, so it also becomes a question of what is the best method for what you need.

    But I haven't had to parse XML in Java in years ;o)
  • Daniel L. Daniel L. replied Aug 3, 2007
    .Net(C#) - I'd probably give 2/3 - theres a bit of work to do initially - but it's incredibly powerful what you can do with it when you have it set up...
  • Aaron W. Aaron W. replied Aug 3, 2007
    I think parsing XML is pretty easy. I'd give it a 2 for all the languages I've worked with. In ActionScript 2, it was a general pain in the ass since there weren't good XML classes. CF, as of 6, has been really simple. Even WDDX pre-6 wasn't all that bad. ActionScript3 and the recent versions of CF make consuming XML data REALLY easy.

    No idea about Java and .NET.

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