Re: More git status --porcelain lossage
From: Eric Raymond <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:48:36
Simon [off-list ref]:
Why not use an XML output? Plain text is easier to parse, but XML may give this extra durability you are looking for?
Because XML is awfully heavyewight, and XML parsers tend to be slow. If we were going to buld on a metaprotocol, JSON would be better. IMHO. -- <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>