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Re: typing and markup (was Re: XQuery types)

• To: Tim Bray <tbray@t...>
• Subject: Re: typing and markup (was Re: XQuery types)
• From: Jonathan Robie <jonathan.robie@d...>
• Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 06:50:27 -0700
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <3CDEDF61.3050100@t...>
• References: <001d01c1f543$34db0f30$6501a8c0@pcukmka>

At 02:32 PM 5/12/2002 -0700, Tim Bray wrote:
>Michael Kay wrote:
>
>>On that score, I think you will find that a great deal of effort has been
>>expended, and will continue to be expended, on reducing the complexity.
>>Unfortunately, finding the right simplifications is not always easy,
>>especially in a large committee. People (me included) are always less likely
>>to fight against the addition of a feature they consider unnecessary than
>>against the removal of one they really like, so it's always hard to make the
>>language smaller.
>
>Yeah, but it's worth the effort.  If you don't put in the effort to throw 
>things out, you will bitterly regret this later and ask yourself how you 
>could have been so stupid.  I speak from bitter experience. -Tim

I agree.

Jonathan

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