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He is way off about XML.. It is bloated and tedious to work with. For most scenarios, there are immensely better alternatives.

For the record, I was heavily involved with XML years ago and helped create a popular light weight xml-based cms.

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I think he's saying his main point, though, is that storing objects in a RDBMS using OR-mapping is a pain in the ass and there will be better ways to do it. With the advent of NoSql DBs, and the number of DBs that store their data in JSON, I think this is largely correct. Back in 2004, XML was largely shorthand for "serialized object". He was wrong about the serialization format, but right about the overall idea.

People who hate XML never had to deal with variable-length bit field formats...

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