This is actually not about XML, despite the title, it's about us geeks being fashion victims, and I really enjoyed reading it. https://www.bitecode.dev/p/hype-cycles
XML is the future

Okay, campers, rise and shine...

Bite code!

@timbray This is fine but.i never understand why people think the moral of the story is "use the right tool for the job!"

The moral is "some tools are rubbish but have a lot of hype, avoid".