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Re: Parsing efficiency? - why not 'compile'????

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• Subject: Re: Parsing efficiency? - why not 'compile'????
• From: "Karl Waclawek" <karl@w...>
• Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:30:34 -0500
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> Karl Waclawek wrote:
> > Now, given that, the question becomes: What are the advantages?
> > - Efficiency of size?
> > - Speed of parsing?
> 
> A quick list of typical requirements is at:
> 
>    http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/200302/msg00142.html
> 
> > Do they matter? Not in most apps, but probably in some.
> 
> Yes, it doesn't matter much to a great number of apps (which ought to simply 
> ignore it) but it is vital for some classes of applications.

I like the point made about random access. Sort of like an indexed
version of an XML document.

I don't quite understand how binXML gives you better streaming,
in the sense of sending fragments. Isn't that done on the application
level?

Karl

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