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except Lego is only available from a single vendor .. agree with you on the "endless complexity" front though! -----Original Message----- From: Roger L. Costello [mailto:costello@m...] Sent: 21 June 2004 14:48 To: xml-dev@l... Subject: XML ... simple building blocks, simple assembly mechanisms, endless complexity Hi Folks, I think that XML is a lot like Legos. Consider Legos: with simple building blocks that have clearly defined assembling mechanisms (i.e., ways of snapping the blocks together) you can create a virtually endless variety and complexity of structures. Consider XML: in XML there are just two building blocks: (1) tags, and (2) data. The assembling mechanisms of XML building blocks are very simple: (1) a tag can embed tag(s), and (2) a tag can embed data. With these building blocks, and these assembly mechanisms virtually any information structure can be created. Simple building blocks ... simple assembly mechanisms ... endless complexity. Nice! /Roger
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