For example, say we added to XML simple typing by delimiters like this
<a b="xyz" c=123 d=false e=R23456 >...
where b is a string, c is a number, d is boolean and e is a symbol.
So which is actually simpler: implementing/understanding current XML with an XML schema, or this extended XML syntax which is trivial and conventional to parse?
I think your suggestion, <a b="xyz" c=123 d=false e=R23456 > is nice and the corresponding interpretation.
But XML schemas offer useful functionality, I believe. For e.g, consider following XSD user defined datatype,
<xs:simpleType name="IntRange">
<xs:restriction base="xs:integer">
<xs:minInclusive value="5"/>
<xs:maxInclusive value="10"/>
<xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
I think, such XSD facilities offer useful functionality, and have a ready appeal.
