Many of you have probably wondered which format is better or which should be used. You might have even participated in a full blown nerd rage war on the matter.

Both formats are good when you want to describe a hierarchical structure.

Differences

• XML is a markup language and is good for documents description or text documents with formatting information.
• JSON syntax is light. It’s much easier to parse from JavaScript and that’s why it’s preferred for browser-based and Phonegap mobile applications.

So when should you use each one of them?
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