Xml hell Memes

Forget monsters under the bed—the real nightmare fuel is SOAP web services. Nothing says "I hate myself" quite like wrestling with XML envelopes, namespaces, and WSDL files that make War and Peace look concise. Modern devs have moved on to REST and GraphQL while SOAP enthusiasts are probably the same people who still use Internet Explorer "just to download Chrome." The sheer verbosity of SOAP makes even the bravest developers wake up in cold sweats. You haven't known true pain until you've debugged a malformed SOAP envelope at 2 AM while questioning your career choices.