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Re: Avoding a repeat of W3C XSD - was Re: Is


Re:  Avoding a repeat of W3C XSD - was Re:  Is
> On 8/16/05, Michael Kay <mike@s...> wrote:
>> > No. We need XML Schema so that other WGs know what not to do.
>>
>> OK, so what exactly did they do wrong, and how can other WGs avoid doing
>> the
>> same?

I would also suggest two process improvements

1) Tough and regular layering review (e.g. by TAG?) to refactor the spec
and groups as they grow.  XML Schemas is under-layered and large =
spaghetti.

2) Maximum two-year membership of working groups (2 years on, 2 years
off). This will encourage smaller specs and encourage fresh eyes on
problems.
Also, long-term membership of working group means that members, who are
concentrating on doing their thing, may become ignorant of the state of
the art in the outside world. Also, over-competitive people will be cycled
out. The problem with large groups is not kitchen-sinkism but the greater
chance that someone with an attitude that is counter-productive for a
standards group can attend or dominate: these attitudes can include "I
will not vote for anything that might help a competitor rather than me"
and "I can divide and conquer to get what I want".

Actually, I think it is high time that the whole XML stack was refactored.
All these farty little mini-layers such as  include, id, base, and so
on need to be rolled into a layer with a hint that a processor that does
not understand them should reject the document. Grammars should be
superceded by paths.

Cheers
Rick Jelliffe



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