RE: "XML isn't going to win any prizes for technical elegance." - wasRE: James Clark on Markup Languages and XML

["Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@ingr.com>]

The issue is when technical elegance at the material 
level of code conflicts with the colonization of the 
information itself.  In short, even if technically 
inelegant, in the time-forward evolution of the 
system, markup is now a winner and successfully 
reproducing at an accelerating rate.  On the issue of  
medium and message, McLuhan was exactly wrong.

Never confuse elegance with popularity.  Bach 
sucks in a disco.

Len 
http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard

Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti.
Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h


-----Original Message-----
From: Dylan Walsh [mailto:Dylan.Walsh@Kadius.Com]

The above quote is from the article. I wonder does this mean that he
believes XML is too similar to SGML, or not similar enough, or something
else?

It was a good interview to read.