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Re: What is "semantic markup"?

• To: AndrewWatt2000@a...
• Subject: Re: What is "semantic markup"?
• From: Eric van der Vlist <vdv@d...>
• Date: 30 Oct 2002 12:21:30 +0100
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <fe.1ff16237.2af118a0@a...>
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Hi Andrew,

On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 12:12, AndrewWatt2000@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 30/10/2002 11:00:07 GMT Standard Time, vdv@d... 
> writes:
>
> > I would even say that this is one of the main strengths of XML,
> > sometimes called "loose coupling" or "late binding" :) ...
> 
> Eric,
> 
> Viewed from another perspective it can be seen as one of XML's great 
> weaknesses.

Sure, but that perspective is more common IMO :-) ...

As always, this is a matter of balance. I am afraid that the a lot of
developments (including W3C XML Schema) might be too heavy one one side
of the scales and just try to compensate!

Eric
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