XML parsing differences in .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0

Question

How has XML parsing in .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 evolved? There are many different samples out there.

We need to read/write mid to big size XML files and want to use the most efficient way in .NET Framework 4.0

Thanks.

Answer 1

you may have a look at specific answers here: Deciding on when to use XmlDocument vs XmlReader

As you can see it is not only a question of performance but memory usage as well. see the experts' anwers with runtimes in yellow