The Markup Minimalist Credo
1.Flatter is better. Add structure (markup) to XML only when absolutely
necessary.
2.Data exchange formats: make them flat.
3.When sending data to consumers, distribute the data in a flat format.
4.When consumers receive the flat XML they may add structure (markup) to
facilitate simpler and more efficient Schematron assertions and/or
simpler and more efficient application processing. Different consumers
will add different structure (markup), depending on their (local)
requirements.
Comments?
For some purposes, this makes sense. I've argued for a while that there
is no one true structure for a given document, and this pushes that in a
"don't impose" direction.
