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RE: Markup perspective not code (was RE: Re: URIs,

• To: 'Aaron Skonnard' <aarons@d...>, "'W. E. Perry'" <wperry@f...>, 'XML DEV' <xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: Markup perspective not code (was RE: Re: URIs, concrete)
• From: "Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@i...>
• Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 08:35:20 -0500

And in pursuit of winning an argument, pinning an opponent, 
putting the biggest one on the table, Aaron, you and 
Bray lose the point.

XML as "an intersection" is what enables the non-programmer 
to access the tasks of data design in a logical, easily 
comprehended (at least is was before namespaces) way using 
an easy to learn and apply (at least before namespaces) tool. 
If they can do that, then your programs have something to 
do.  Otherwise, who needs 'em.

Being a middle ground between the deep knowledge required 
of the subject matter expert and the training of the 
programmer is what is needed and was the promise of markup prior 
to XML.  Whatever else XML has achieved, it has weakened 
this and in so doing, weakened its practical appeal for 
globally creating agreements for interoperating enterprises 
as well as serving as the preferred syntax for creating 
long live cycle documents.  In short, unless the programming 
community takes its obligation to the user community seriously 
and works with them rather than dictating to them, the 
rise of XML is a disaster just as HTML was.

Authors don't need your respect.  You need their business.

len


From: Aaron Skonnard [mailto:aarons@d...]
> programming (or any other narrow practice).

:-) Well, we obviously don't interpret it the same way. Such a
fundamental divide seems like reason enough to me, especially if you
expect programmers like me to respect your earlier statement about the
list.

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