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Re: Two philosophies of XML usage

• From: Tei <oscar.vives@gmail.com>
• To: "xml-dev@lists.xml.org" <xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
• Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:08:31 +0100

even in programming, it pays to have a datacentric vision.

if your code uses function pointers and closures,  functions are data.
 oop programing is data manipulating, with code as a required evil.

this compile:

$register = function () {
   return callregister->func( array("medic"=>true));
};

$register = function () {
   return callregister->func( array("doc"=>true));
};

$genie->bottle($register);

this don't compile:

function register_medic () {
   return callregister->func( array("medic"=>true));
};

function register_medic() {
   return callregister->func( array("doc"=>true));
};

genie_bottle(register_medic);


basically, data is always superior to code.  Code has surrender all
the flexibility, as accepted his fate, and modifying it normally break
things. It weighs a ton. Programers then accept his fate, and are
scared to change things, because his experience is that break things.

this is mostly a side effect of languages where that was more true.
Smarter languages can laught at these inflexibilities, and make
functions another type of data you use in parameters.




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• References:
  • Two philosophies of XML usage
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
  • Re: Two philosophies of XML usage
    • From: dvint@dvint.com