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RE: Xml is _not_ self describing

• To: "'Gavin Thomas Nicol'" <gtn@r...>,<xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: Xml is _not_ self describing
• From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@n...>
• Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 16:17:26 -0000
• Importance: Normal
• In-reply-to: <E16RElE-0004s8-00@s...>
• Reply-to: <michael.h.kay@n...>

> On Thursday 17 January 2002 08:30 am, Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote:
> > >   (person
> > >        (first-name "Gavin")
> > >        (last-name "Nicol"))
> > >
> > >I would argue that XML provides no intrinsic benefit over this.

Of course it doesn't. No-one chooses XML because they think angle brackets
look nicer than round brackets.
>
> I agree that XML has practical benefits... but I think the cause is
> more from "standardization" (minimal level of interoperability as
> Marton says), "network effects", "application", and "tribal
> knowledge"
> than from inherent benefits of the syntax.
>
Absolutely.

Mike Kay

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