Recently, I've seen a few posts criticizing the use of XML for frameworks.  One piece of misinformation they've contained is that Model-Glue requires you to use XML.<p>[<a href="http://www.firemoss.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=59656EF9-3048-55C9-43C6E28E70DAC214">Read more on Joe Rinehart's blog</a>]</p>