JSON vs. XML? This comparison makes no sense, because the former is a simple data format while the latter is a language---a very powerful one.

After recently struggling to make a small modification to a simple translucent overlay, I decided to experiment with gradients in Android drawables. After a few hours, I discovered a few new possibilities! Drawable gradients seem to be rarely used despite…

Someone told me that I can't parse XML with regexes, and I just had to prove them wrong.

Lessons about XML from the open source IRS Tax Withholding Estimator.