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RE: [ Revision #2 ] 15 elementary truths about XML

• From: Nannette Naught <nnaught@imteaminc.com>
• To: cbullard@hiwaay.net, Chris Burdess <dog@b...>
• Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 10:19:27 -0700

Well said, Len. The even, professional, open focus on technology itself
and intelligibility is what keeps me reading this list and sharing it with
my XML colleagues. This list and its professional environment are rare in
the digital arena and we need to protect it by self policing when and if
the boundaries of professional discourse are broken. Upon seeing one of
these breaks, you responded quickly and appropriately, Len. Thank you.

And Roger, your efforts and clear communications, as well as your posting
them to this forum are more appreciated than you know. Wanted to take the
opportunity to thank you for your efforts on this list and in the
community at large. Thank you, keep up the good work, and please continue
to post as you work on items like this.

Best!
Nannette Naught

-----Original Message-----
From: cbullard@hiwaay.net [mailto:cbullard@hiwaay.net]
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 9:53 AM
To: Chris Burdess
Cc: Costello, Roger L.; xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Subject: Re:  [ Revision #2 ] 15 elementary truths about XML

Over the top, Chris.  Roger works for a company that provides
well-written, concise and technically correct descriptions of
technology to its customers.
He knows this technology but chooses to ask questions to get consensus on
descriptions so that we as a professional community don't find ourselves
working with customers who are technically misinformed in the details.

If it isn't clear why that is valuable, you may want to ask yourself the
same
question.

len

Quoting Chris Burdess <dog@bluezoo.org>:

> Costello, Roger L. wrote:
>> <snip>
>> a. In the computer is a sequence of bytes
>>
>> b. Programming language specific software interprets the bytes as
>> characters and output a sequence of characters
>>
>> c. An XML processor reads the sequence of characters, processes
>> them, and outputs the results
>>
>> d. An XML application reads the XML processor's output and
>> interprets the characters as strings, Booleans, integers, and URLs.
>
> Given that it's taken you several attempts now and a lot of
> hand-holding to comprehend what to everyone else on this mailing
> list is pretty much self-evident, do you think you're perhaps in the
> wrong line of work?
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    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
  • Re: [ Revision #2 ] 15 elementary truths about XML
    • From: Chris Burdess <dog@bluezoo.org>
  • Re: [ Revision #2 ] 15 elementary truths about XML
    • From: cbullard@hiwaay.net