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RE: XPath 2.0 data-model - dm:string-value of a node

• From: "Michael Kay" <mike@s...>
• To: "'Chris Burdess'" <dog@b...>
• Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:04:11 -0000

> I'd like to be the first to say that this completely [expletive deleted].

The first? I don't think so - though you might be one of the first to throw
rotten tomatoes without saying why.

On the whole, my experience is that most people find the transition to 2.0 a
pretty painless one, with the benefits well exceeding the costs. If you have
a different experience, please share it. It's too late now to affect the
outcome, but it's still useful to assess how good a job we did.

The first-item rule in XSLT/XPath 1.0 was one of the features that caused
the largest number of user errors, in my experience. I think a lot of people
have been really pleased to see it go.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

• References:
  • XPath 2.0 data-model - dm:string-value of a node
    • From: "Eran Balter" <E.Balter@F...>
  • RE: XPath 2.0 data-model - dm:string-value of a node
    • From: "Michael Kay" <mike@s...>
  • RE: XPath 2.0 data-model - dm:string-value of a node
    • From: "Shlomo Yona" <S.Yona@F...>
  • RE: XPath 2.0 data-model - dm:string-value of a node
    • From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@C...>
  • RE: XPath 2.0 data-model - dm:string-value of a node
    • From: "Michael Kay" <mike@s...>