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Matthew.Bennett@f... wrote: > Would you not agree that this list (and the human experience of artistic > endeavour generally) is testament to the notion that fine works are almost > invariably the work of individuals, and conversely, the work of teams is > usually mediocre, at best. Painting, sculpture, and novel, yes; architecture, no. > Most of the truly insightful software I've > encountered was authored by one or two; most of the lousy software was > written by corporate teams. Isn't the plethora of inane 'standards' around > XML evidence that it's doomed to rest in the latter category? True. I've seen that, too. Software or data standards become true standards based on, I think, two key factors: wide acceptance by the masses who care and implementability by engineers. Big money can trump these factors, however. Mike
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