Re: [xml-dev] The order of attributes

Quoting Xasima Xirohata <>:

> Hi, everybody.
> 
> I wonder why the order of attributes doesn't matter in the XML 1.0.  spec.

This characteristic of attributes is inherited by necessity from SGML:  XML 1.0
was derived (if that is the right word) from SGML, such that XML 1.0 data could
be correctly processed by SGML processors. 

So to find a written reason for this language design choice, you'd need to look
back to the roots of SGML.

Ian