RE: [xml-dev] Data streams

["Michael Kay" <mike@saxonica.com>]

> The trick is to give the CSV those capabilities in innovative 
> ways, without
> bloating it, and to use it in conjunction with (e.g., as a 
> gateway to) XML
> when processing data arrays.
> 
> Steve 

You have totally missed the point, Steve. The benefit of XML is that we no
longer have to reinvent clever ways of representing complex data, and can
exercise our innovative skills at higher level of the system where it gives
a greater return.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/