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Pete Cordell wrote: >> The lack of types is what makes XML a distinct improvement over some >> competing efforts. It is not an accident or an oversight, but part of >> the core value proposition of XML. > > Maybe for some. But not for all. The lack of typing is a problem for some people. However, I'd argue that inserting typing into the core of XML would create much larger problems that are harder to fix than just using xsi:type is for people who want such typing. (And xml:type is a feature addition that's incompatible with subsetting in any event.) I've argued for years that people who want strong typing in their data transfer would be wiser to create a different format that addresses their needs instead of forcing their needs into a format that wasn't really designed to do what they want. That's part of why I've been a strong supporter of YAML and JSON. (Okay, ASN.1 wasn't such a good idea.) It's pretty clear that I haven't convinced everyone, though. Thanks, Simon St.Laurent Retiring XML troublemaker http://simonstl.com/
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