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> In case existing XSLT processors already did such optimisations by > default then nobody would have cared... I think XSLT optimisation technology is still very immature, certainly in comparison with SQL which has developed over 30 years now. > > 1. Is this automatic optimisation possible at all? Yes, I think there is enormous scope for optimisations. As with SQL, the main problem is ensuring that the cost of doing the optimisation doesn't exceed the savings achieved; this makes it hard to do optimisations that depend on the content of the source document. But that still leaves a lot of scope. > > 2. In my opinion it is too late and probably it would be harmful to > remove the key() function from XSLT. A whole "culture" has > been already established using the key() function > Yes, we already have a legacy problem with this new technology. One of the things that is imprinted on my mind from my undergraduate days is David Wheeler's dictum: compatibility means deliberately repeating other people's mistakes. Mike Kay XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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