RE: [xml-dev] SGML complexity

["Nathan Young -X \(natyoung - Artizen at Cisco\)" <natyoung@cisco.com>]

This thread is not becoming more useful but it is becoming more fun!


> >
> > > 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
> 
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