First Aid Kit

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With XML becoming an industry standard for many types of data files, it is important to consider its use on your project. One advantage that XML has is the variety of tools available for reading, editing, and manipulating it. Most languages have freely available libraries that implement several varieties of XML parsing along with other utilities such as XML transformations using XSLT. In addition, products such as XMLSpy provide advanced tools for viewing and editing any XML file in addition to extra support for standard formats built on top of XML.

Another useful tool for spotting unwanted strings and numbers in code is context highlighting for editors. Most major editors, including Emacs, Microsoft Visual Studio, and IntelliJ’s IDEA, support context highlighting and allow different fonts and colors for strings and numbers to make them stand out.

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