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At 02:08 PM 7/3/2002 -0600, Uche Ogbuji wrote:
>Back top topic: I actually wasn't aware that there was a formal semantics
>for WXS. And does it matter that there is? I'm not sure I like the idea
>that a formal semantics excuses practical weakness. It seems that a lot
>of W3C spec lately have put an inordinate amount of effort into
>cathedral-like formal semantics, rather than brutal but effective smithing
>at the hands of a bazaar.
The formal model was an effort after-the-fact to describe W3C XML Schema,
not something that was done from the start.
I frequently share your aversion to altars to formality, but have to admit
that formal models are a really powerful foundation for pattern-matching
applications. RELAX NG and regular expressions demonstrate that quite nicely.
Do they do everything? No, but it's sometimes nice to know the foundation
isn't a hodgepodge of ill-fitting ideas.
Simon St.Laurent
"Every day in every way I'm getting better and better." - Emile Coue
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