RE: Design Issues in XSLT

I wish I knew a location to quote for the classic quip (which I attribute to Knuth) "Premature optimization is the root of all evil." If XSLT is a compelling architectural choice for your application, then you should use it; if not, you should use something that you're already familiar with.

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