Re: Is there a reason for not using XSLT 2.0 as a defa

I've been using XSLT 2.0 and the various versions of Saxon 8 since July of 
2004. I've had very little trouble with either. Dr. Kay fixed the one bug 
I found in Saxon 8 within a day (and I had already thought of a 
work-around).

I can see two issues. First, you'll tie yourself to a single vendor. 
That's not much of an issue, since you would probably pick a single vendor 
anyway and since Saxonica is a fine vendor. Second, the 2.0 specification 
may change before it is finalized. However, that risk seems to be low, as 
the working group is winding down (so I gather anyway).

I have been solving problems for my clients without undue difficulty (and 
often much more easily than I could with XSLT 1) for 8 months now. Based 
on my experience, I recommend that you go with Saxon 8 and XSLT 2.0.

Jay Bryant
Bryant Communication Services
(presently consulting at Synergistic Solution Technologies)




Daniel O'Donnell <daniel.odonnell@xxxxxxxx> 
03/08/2005 12:26 PM
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 Is there a reason for not using XSLT 2.0 as a default






Hi,
                 I have a question that calls for informed opinion: is 
there a reason 
for not using xslt 2.0 for most processing tasks? I'm thinking 
especially privatish, and pre-processed things rather than on-the-fly 
commercial applications.
                 The standard is now pretty stable, correct? and the 
processors seems to 
be working well. Saxon 8b-3 is very good, and since Saxon 6.5.3 has a 
bug that seems to stop it writing properly in Service pack two XP 
machines, it may be a good time to switch anyway.
                 No doubt a trivial question, but I'd be interested in 
hearing what 
people think. I'm engaged in a couple of new project involving xslt 
where the question of 1.0 or 2.0 is real.
-dan
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