while (*a++ = *b++);
into a series of elements. (Hmm. I just tried an example but this is
definitely non-trivial!) Or something of this nature. Wouldn't it be
nice to be able to use XML to define a structured format without
having to use tags?
Maybe this is not a good example. How about a way to encode all
elements in fixed length fields, depending on the size of language?
That way instead of having to parse for <XML> I could mask eight
bits and do I quick comparison, for example. Do you see what I
mean?
Just some thoughts...
Adam