[ODE] XML ODE Data Interchange Format (revision 5)

[Nate W]

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, Steve Baker wrote:

> So, where possible, DO NOT provide a lot of convenient looking options
> in the file format...these can possibly help the writer by making it
> do less conversions and data shuffling - but it can't possibly help
> the reader who has to be able to correctly parse a dozen different
> variations on each command and do data shuffling and conversions for
> all possible variations.

Well said!

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Nate Waddoups
Redmond WA USA
http://www.natew.com/