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Re: Syntax + object model


syntax adjuvant
We had OpenDoc for that. And Corba. And COM. 
And then there were Groves. And RDF. and...

An object model often reflects more compromises than you can shake a stick at,
and risks being either so ambiguous or so context-specific as to be useless. 

Gustaf Liljegren wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Maybe 5 years to late, but I never really understood the argument about why
> a standardized syntax is better than a standardized object model. It sounds
> right, but I can't explain why.
> 
> Imagine XML like a standardized object model of various node types, with no
> rules whatsoever about the serialization format. Why would such a standard
> have less chance to survive?
> 
> Also, imagine XML like a standardized object model PLUS a standardized
> syntax. Why would such a standard have less chance to survive?
> 
> Gustaf
> 
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