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On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 1:20 am, Ronald Bourret wrote: ... > 3) I'm very curious about the Evans survey, which states that 44% of > those surveyed are using or plan to use XQuery. I don't get the > opportunity to talk to that many database professionals, but I did speak > to DAMA user's groups in 2001 and 2003 (about 70 people total). Judging > by the questions I was asked, both groups were very competent. However, > only 10-15% even knew XML, much less were considering XQuery. Either my > sample is biased, Evans' sample is biased, or the world has changed a > lot in two years. > > -- Ron It is now even hard to find a whole book on xml these days. I was lucky to get one the other day, but only because it was a clearance sale of computer books. Now, it's a struggle to find even a whole book on xml. The only topic I saw recently was "HTML, CSS & XML" or something like that... Doesn't mean all that much though.. It's hard to find a book on gearboxes or spark plugs - but most of us use them everyday without too many problems... David -- Computergrid : The ones with the most connections win.
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