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Re: The markup minimalist

• From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>
• To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
• Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 14:16:43 -0400

On 11/01/2014 10:32 AM, Costello, Roger L. wrote:

The Markup Minimalist Credo

1.Flatter is better. Add structure (markup) to XML only when absolutely
necessary.

2.Data exchange formats: make them flat.

3.When sending data to consumers, distribute the data in a flat format.

4.When consumers receive the flat XML they may add structure (markup) to
facilitate simpler and more efficient Schematron assertions and/or
simpler and more efficient application processing. Different consumers
will add different structure (markup), depending on their (local)
requirements.

Comments?

• References:
  • The markup minimalist
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>