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The big problem I have with XML is it is very verbose. If I have 2000 strings that are 20 characters in size, that's 40000 bytes, or 40K. Now add XML and the overhead of XML tags across everything can really add up. <MyString> and </MyString> adds up to 21 more characters per string. This is the problem I have with XML in this particular scenario where size matters, but isn't so important where binary or something would be required

Earlz
– Earlz

2012-11-12 02:23:50 +00:00
Commented Nov 12, 2012 at 2:23
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@Earlz: as I wrote above, if size really matters, why not try data compression (for example, with icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/Default.aspx)? And honestly, are you absolutely sure it matters in your scenario if the files have 40K or 80K?

Doc Brown
– Doc Brown

2012-11-12 10:38:51 +00:00
Commented Nov 12, 2012 at 10:38

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