Re: [xml-dev] [XSD question] Does ref'ing to the same global elementdecl

[Roger L Costello <costello@mitre.org>]

Michael Kay wrote:

> The actual goal here (the objective underlying DRY) is 
> "potential for change" - you want a schema that's easy
> to change when the requirements change. Potential for
> change is what drives an awful lot of software engineering, 
> yet it's a quality that's impossible to measure, because
> you don't know what changes are going to be required
> in the future. That's why it requires human intelligence.

Outstanding!

/Roger