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Re: Lessons learned from the XML experiment

• From: "Timothy W. Cook" <tim@mlhim.org>
• To: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>
• Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 16:15:17 -0200

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Simon St.Laurent <simonstl@simonstl.com> wrote:
> * Conflating the power of generic markup with the need for endless
> constraints is a terrible idea.

It depends upon the use case.  Some 'data' has a requirement for
specific constraints to be explicit.
The great thing about XML is that you have a choice.  IF you are
marking up text just to divide it into pieces/sections/containers,
etc.  Then do that.  It doesn't mean that is everyones use case.

>
> * Design by committee only works in a limited number of contexts.
>

I agree that design by committee seldom results in a very good
product.  I haven't been involved but from experience in other areas,
I will bet that there were only a handful of people that REALLY
designed XML and related tools/technologies.  Maintenance and input
from a community is vital though.  As can be witnessed by the power
and flexibility of XML.

Regards,
--Tim


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• References:
  • Lessons learned from the XML experiment
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
  • Re: Lessons learned from the XML experiment
    • From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>