Generating XML as Text in ASP

'Dumb as dirt, and just as strong' Generating XML documents in Active Server Pages can be done with scripts that look like typical HTML-generating code.
Easy, but demands attention to details While leaving off an end tag in an HTML document could cause some problems occasionally, XML is far less forgiving. Using the text-generation method may seem easier, and usually is easier for small projects, but code that uses complex control structures can sometimes be difficult to debug.
Typically an easy update for HTML-generating code If you need to convert an existing ASP application to generate XML (or even XHTML), it's usually fairly simple to apply search-and-replace techniques along with a bit of cleanup. The more complex the text generation, the more difficult this becomes, and at some point it's worth starting over and changing techniques.
A weak foundation Text generation is great for quick-and-dirty work, but opens up all kinds of problems as projects become larger. Building a shed on a dirt foundation is fine - just don't try to build a skyscraper.