Each programming language is suited for a purpose, so use the
programming language that *you* know well and that accomplishes the
task easily.

It would be insane to transform an XML doc into HTML with Java, or ASP
- why not use a language that transforms it naturally?

I agree. I mean, I bet people would say FORTRAN is dead (and has been
for a while), but it's still quite alive and used in scientific areas.

XSLT may not be a buzzword anymore, but I don't think people will stop
using it this year.