> However you havent really addressed your use case anyhow but you just threw keywords around - gigabyte, IO, compressed, etc. You might want to elaborate on where you have to use XML files of the size of 50 gigabytes.
I even asked if you could provide that one 5 megabyte file. I take your response as you cant.
I really have the feeling we are going in circles here and you seem to want to resort to ridicule at this point, which will make the discussion pointless.
I believe I have made my point very clear from the start, elaborated more than once what my stance on this subject is, and even dug out some benchmarks. If none of that pleases you or makes you understand what I was actually trying to say, then I am terribly sorry but it is pointless.
And I'd appreciate if you could point out where I was "condescending", as I would object to that, except for the "lack of experience" and I still stand by that given the information you have revealed so far.