Re: The real world doesn't have an "other xyz", neithershould

From: Manos Batsis <manos_lists@geekologue.com>
To: XML Developers List <xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 01:35:59 +0200

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On 02/09/2014 09:27 PM, Michael Kay wrote:

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If you don't offer an "other" option, you are asking people to tell lies.

My agreement with Michael Kay is extreme to the point i wouldn't want to be responsible for any enumeration that is static or compiled by "me" alone. It's a safe way to failure.

And for those believers going after a fairly complete list of options, in both private and public apps, "other" provides the minimum foundation for evolving a data model down the road, even conceptually.

Manos

References:
- The real world doesn't have an "other xyz", neither should your XML
  - From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
- Re: The real world doesn't have an "other xyz", neither should your XML
  - From: Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com>

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