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   Re: [xml-dev] Doc vs. Data

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Dare Obasanjo wrote:
>  
> However it is true that XPath is now strongly typed and no longer weakly typed which is probably a rude shock for users of XPath/XSLT 1.0
> 
IMO, the rude shock is that XPath 2.0 has kept the name XPath giving the 
false impression that XPath/XSLT 1.0 users would need to migrate from 
one to the other!

To me they are different languages and there is no special reason to 
move to XPath 2.0 (unless of course you really need its features).

Eric
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