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• Subject: Re: The use of XML syntax in XML Query
• From: Ronald Bourret <rpbourret@r...>
• Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 10:33:16 -0800
• Cc: www-xml-query-comments@w...
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Jonathan Robie wrote:
> I'm not convinced that we need to remove the angle-bracket notation for
> element constructors. In queries that are not embedded in an XML document,
> I don't think that they cause users to be confused.

I am convinced that removing it would be a mistake. It's very easy to
read and understand and, for people accustomed to writing templates for
dynamic Web pages, very familiar.

-- Ron

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