Re: [xml-dev] Assembly-language XML parser

[Liam R E Quin <liam@w3.org>]

On Sat, 2010-10-09 at 10:10 -0700, Rob Cameron wrote:

[...]

> Of course, this is still a research effort and the XML 
> community may be more interested in practical parsers.
> On that note, we have now switched emphasis from development
> of a standalone Parabix parser to development of
> accelerated versions of existing tools (Xerces, Saxon, etc.).

This is definitely a good idea!

[...]

> (4) Test the application against the W3C XML conformance
> suite (DTDless subset).

Please note (with my pedantic W3C hat on my head) that W3C doesn't
actually publish conformance tests for parsers -- rather, the test
is to see if the specification has been implemented.

So although these tests seem useful to people, you should also look
for parser-specific regression tests.

Best,

Liam

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