Re: Transformative Programming: Flow-based, functional, and mo

On 10/16/13 11:40 AM, Peter Hunsberger wrote:

Simon's been pretty clear that data interchange via XML is all well and
good and that rigid standards can be a problem.  However, that does get
to the essence of my question, where does the line between these two
divergent views get drawn?  In particular, XSLT and XProc are useful
precisely because of the standardization and structure of their
particular XML formats (imperative or not)...  Their very utility comes
with the cost that Simon often seems to disapprove of.

I suspect the reality is that Uche is right that I (at least think I) am still consistent with my earlier position, but a quick read of flow-based programming might seem to lead right back to the excessively structured data models I regret.