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What you are describing is a "data model", not an "object model".
XML *has* a very useful standardized data model [1] that coexists with
the serialization syntax, and I predict that both will survive for a
very long time.
Regards,
Joshua
[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-query-datamodel-20011220/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gustaf Liljegren [mailto:gustaf.liljegren@bredband.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 11:45 AM
> To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: [xml-dev] Syntax + object model
>
> Hi all,
>
> Maybe 5 years to late, but I never really understood the argument
about
> why
> a standardized syntax is better than a standardized object model. It
> sounds
> right, but I can't explain why.
>
> Imagine XML like a standardized object model of various node types,
with
> no
> rules whatsoever about the serialization format. Why would such a
standard
> have less chance to survive?
>
> Also, imagine XML like a standardized object model PLUS a standardized
> syntax. Why would such a standard have less chance to survive?
>
> Gustaf
>
>
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