When and Why is XML preferable to CSV?
csv, data-formats, xml
Solution
Some strengths:
- You can validate XML data against XSD
- You can easily provide contracts (as XSD) to other parties that should either create/consume XML data, without literally describing them
- You can have one to many relations in multi-levels in XML data representation
- XML is arguably more readable than CSV
- XML is natively supported by the .net framework
To name a few from the top of my head.
Problem
sometimes it feels like XML has been used just because it was fashionable.