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   Re: [xml-dev] Doc vs. Data

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Michael Kay wrote:
>>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).
> 
> 
> There are only ever two possible reasons to move from XXX 1.0 to XXX
> 2.0: either you need the new features of the new version, or you are
> obliged to move forwards because everyone else is doing so. This applies
> to XPath as much as to any other XXX, so it's not clear what point you
> are making.

Right, but these reasons are balanced by the cost of migration and my 
point was to insist on the gap between XPath 1.0 and 2.0.

Eric
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