• From: Richard Salz <rsalz@u...>
• To: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>
• Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:42:20 -0500

> I think it would be the right place to start, however.  It's unfortunate 

> that so much effort has been put into burying the 'XML' core under 
> specifications that boggle users and implementers alike.

And therein lies the core of why this is just like counting angels on the 
head of a pin.

Like it or not, one of the major reasons for XML's success is the 
data-binding crowd.

XML is what it is and you're not gonna find any fluff that hasn't become 
embedded into the core of some major constituency.

        /r$

--
STSM, DataPower Chief Programmer
WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances
http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/datapower/

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