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Hierarchy is a meta-compiler that extends the Java language to add support for XML-like hierarchical data. The video provides us with code examples and demos the use of three new file types that Hierarchy adds to Java (.matrix, .schema, & .mjava). Hierarchy seems like the natural evolution of working with data: JavaScript has had JSON for years and C# has had LINQ. Hierarchy tries to combine the best of these two technologies and pushes them even further.
The XML technologies for Java are very good at working with XML. For instance, ...