Why is it that when one tries to parse some fairly simple xml:

<placemarks>
	<placemark>
		<name>Placemark 1</name>
		<latitude>-79.00</latitude>
		<longiude>42.00</longitude>
	</placemark>
	<placemark>
		<name>Placemark 2</name>
		<latitude>-129.00</latitude>
		<longiude>43.00</longitude>
	</placemark>
</placemarks>

For example, iterating through all the placemarks and extracting the names, lats and longs using javascript is a very tedious affair. In fact, I’ve found it almost pointless to even try without my head exploding.

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