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Re: What is XML For?

• To: tblanchard@m...
• Subject: Re: What is XML For?
• From: John Cowan <jcowan@r...>
• Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 06:38:08 -0400 (EDT)
• Cc: xml-dev@l... (xml-dev), paul@p... (Paul Prescod)
• In-reply-to: <A9E86BE6-E738-11D6-9DF2-0030657E2F34@m...> from "tblanchard@m..." at Oct 24, 2002 12:09:20 PM

tblanchard@m... scripsit:

> Convenience is in the eye of the consumer.  I find XML a very 
> inconvenient format relative to objects.

"Objects" are not a format.

> The rest of your argument comes down to "if you're right how come 
> nobody else agrees with you".  That argument wasn't that convincing 
> when used against Copernicus.  Its not convincing now.

Every crackpot calls upon Copernicus (or Galileo).  Doing so makes
you look like a crackpot.

-- 
What is the sound of Perl?  Is it not the       John Cowan
sound of a [Ww]all that people have stopped     jcowan@r...
banging their head against?  --Larry            http://www.ccil.org/~cowan

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