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		dataflow on Aug 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Using Microsoft Word with Git The XML might be awful for viewing but I do wonder if it would diff better for storage? Git is awfully inefficient for storing binary data.

achr2 on Aug 28, 2020 [–]

Not really, as there isn't a linearity or markup feel to the XML. Outside of straight text changes, formatting, rearranging, and internal markups, are not possible to 'visually' diff in the XML.

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