RE: RFC for XML Object Parsing

> From: cbullard@hiwaay.net
> To: amyzing@t...; xml-dev@l...
> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:48:46 -0500
> Subject: RE: RFC for XML Object Parsing
>
> Attribute order does not matter. Order of content marked as attributes
> might. Any order-dependent morphology has that requirement. For example, a
> data module code is a series of data module attribute values. Its order in
> the XML is schema-designer dependent and a lot of them alphabetize for some
> order (indicating a monkey level preference for ordered sets; less to think
> about later). Order is required in the next rendering as a split-delimited
> string used as an identifier. Constraint by application.
>
> Programmers array-schlep or they write microparsers or the data designer
> moves order-dependent data sets into elements where order can be prescribed.
> Speed of parse and avoidance of latency confuses serialization speed with
> efficiency for scripting in other use cases. Efficiency of the machine and
> versatility of the representation are balanced to the ease of data entry
> given the consumer has its own rules about identity and stack order.
>
> XML Doesn't Care.
>
> I believe most debates of this issue are about using XML for what it is not
> very good at versus applying XML where it is very good.
>
> len
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amelia A Lewis [mailto:amyzing@t...]
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 2:30 PM
> To: xml-dev@l...
> Subject: RE: RFC for XML Object Parsing
>
> On Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:25:01 -0600, Brian Aberle wrote:
> > Attribute order matters,oid must be first however, OID IS NEVER REQUIRED.
>
> You do realize that this means "this is not XML"?
>
> You can't even guarantee attribute order in SAX. Suggesting that
> attribute order matters is pretty baffling, altogether.
>
> Amy!
> --
> Amelia A. Lewis amyzing {at} talsever.com
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