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- From: "Don Park" <donpark@docuverse.com>
- To: <xml-dev@ic.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 10:11:44 -0700
It is true that attributes are redundant in a sense but they are far from
useless.
Its unobtrusive nature helps solve problems like XML Namespace. As Tim
mentioned, it does enhance readability. DTD is a lot more friendly to
attributes. With attributes, you can enforce 'just-once' constraint without
schema. XHTML would look awefully funny without attributes. The list goes
on and on.
Redundancy seems like a waste until one ends up between a rock and a hard
place.
Best,
Don Park - mailto:donpark@docuverse.com
Docuverse - http://www.docuverse.com
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