Re: [xml-dev] Tags and Types (was Re: [xml-dev] Re: maps)

[Joe English <jenglish@flightlab.com>]

Jonathan Borden wrote:

> Different formats each have their advantages. The clear advantage of
> explicit tags, is that the meaning is less ambiguous. e.g.
>
> <date>
>     <day>02</day>
>     <month>02</month>
>     <year>01</year>
> </date>
>
> vs.
>
> "02-02-01"

In the first example, did you mean 1 CE or 2001 CE?
If the former, under which calendar should the day
and month be interpreted?

Sorry, I really don't see any decrease in ambiguity
in the first form.


--Joe English

  jenglish@flightlab.com