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Re: Extract A Subset of a W3C XML Schema?

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• Subject: Re: Extract A Subset of a W3C XML Schema?
• From: james anderson <james.anderson@s...>
• Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 01:05:38 +0200
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"Simon St.Laurent" wrote:
> 
> james.anderson@s... (james anderson) writes:
> >> While that is compelling, it's probably not acceptable given that
> >> you may have multiple consumers of your data who may or may not be
> >> machines.
> >
> >but how many of those non-machines will not have their access mediated
> >by one?
> 
> Depends on what you mean by "mediated".  While I do occasionally work
> with XML on paper or blackboards, I generally work with it in text
> editors.  I occasionally (10% ?) edit XML indirectly through an
> application, which is a heavier form of mediation.  I don't think I ever
> work with XML expecting _never_ to have to look at the markup.
> 
> In any case, I design my own tools around the expectation that mediation
> may be available but will not be necessary for interpretation.
> 

on the other hand, i can't put my finger on the last time i seriously tried to
interpret a stack trace without a symbol table. or rather without some machine
doing the interpretation for me. and even in the days when i had to, it never
would have occurred to me to expect to find my comments in the machine code.

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