[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] Re: XML 1.0 Conformance Test Results
----- Original Message ----- From: "Francis Norton" <francis@r...> > [2] Specs precede implementation better than test packs do - it is > easier to define a complete spec than it is to define a complete test > suite, and many test questions cannot reasonably be anticipated unless > you make assumptions about how the application will be implemented. "Completeness", as Goedel informed us, is an impossible goal. (We might navigate by the stars without actually hoping to reach them.) Certainly the spec has to precede the test suite - but given that there is a well-defined process that a spec has to be frog-marched through to reach "Recommendation" status, why could it not reasonably be expected that the final recommendation should be expressed as a sequence of executable tests in some agreed upon language (presumably Java at this stage). If, as I am led to believe, a spec can not actually attain W3C recommendation status unless and until it has actually been implemented, then that should mandate that there be a valid test suite to determine whether it truly _has_ been implemented or not. my $A0.014 (and falling) gary >
|
PURCHASE STYLUS STUDIO ONLINE TODAY!Purchasing Stylus Studio from our online shop is Easy, Secure and Value Priced! Download The World's Best XML IDE!Accelerate XML development with our award-winning XML IDE - Download a free trial today! Subscribe in XML format
|