Re: [xml-dev] SGML complexity

["bryan rasmussen" <rasmussen.bryan@gmail.com>]

>
> > The first two points are widely accepted.
>
> And the points were:
>
> >  - XML is more verbose than some other markup languages
> >  - XSL may not be the best choice for every programming task

>The third point was:
>
> >  - XSL may or may not be a programming language

Well, that may not be a programming language would certainly explain
why in point two it may not be the best choice for every programming
task.

So one possible set of arguments - with conclusions - could be

1. XSL may or may not be a programming language -> conclusion: XSL is
not a programming language
2. XSL may not be the best choice for every programming task -> XSL
may be the best choice for every programming task -> conclusion: XSL
is the best choice for every programming task

1+ 2->conclusion: XSL, which is not a programming language, is the
best choice for every programming task.

That's canonical. not as in relating to established rules, but rather
as in having the shape of a canon.


Cheers,
Bryan Rasmussen