Joshua Allen wrote:
> The point I took away was that languages like XPath are suited for
> handling XML, while languages like Java are not. Therefore, as
> programmers find themselves more frequently manipulating XML, they need
> to either use XPath/XQuery/XSLT or else get better support in their
> language of choice.
An entirely sensible conclusion, if your premise is that XML is the stuff
well-suited to handling by XPath. That is certainly Bosworth's premise, so
it is no surprise that it is his conclusion. As I've said, argument by
petitio principii.
Respectfully,
Walter Perry
