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Re: limits of the generic

• To: ann@w... (Ann Navarro)
• Subject: Re: limits of the generic
• From: John Cowan <jcowan@r...>
• Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:54:00 -0400 (EDT)
• Cc: jeni@j... (Jeni Tennison), jonathan.robie@d... (Jonathan Robie), xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <4.3.1.2.20020928122043.02e7eec0@m...> from "Ann Navarro" at Sep 28, 2002 12:23:11 PM

Ann Navarro scripsit:

> I think this is something forgotten in many of the arguments and 
> development cycles of recent technologies. The implementers are far fewer 
> than the users. Ease of implementation, IMO, should take a back seat to 
> ease of use. That something may take a software developer a few extra hours 
> is no reason to make it harder for the author every document produced using 
> that technology.

In principle you are right.   But if something is too hard to implement,
would-be implementers and their managers will look at the 1000-page
standard, say "The hell with it" and do something proprietary.   Then
the users have something easier to use, but they are locked-in.

-- 
John Cowan  jcowan@r...  www.ccil.org/~cowan  www.reutershealth.com
"If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing
on my shoulders."
        --Hal Abelson

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