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

• To: "'Dare Obasanjo'" <dareo@m...>,"'Simon St.Laurent'" <simonstl@s...>,"'Jonathan Robie'" <jonathan.robie@d...>
• Subject: RE: typing and markup (was Re: XQuery types)
• From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@n...>
• Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 22:15:52 +0100
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• Reply-to: <michael.h.kay@n...>

> Well said. My issue with the XQuery type system is that the WG has
> focused on adding unecessary complexity to querying XML (what is the
> difference between "cast as", "assert as" and "treat as"?,

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.
 
Michael Kay
Software AG
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work: Michael.Kay@s...  

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