- From: Gavin Nicol <gtn@ebt.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 13:53:27 -0500
- To: eliot@isogen.com
- CC: cbullard@hiwaay.net, w3c-sgml-wg@www10.w3.org
>Many programmers don't make a distinction between these two uses: the
>software is inseparable from the data in their mind. But this is a
>self-defeating mindset because data tends to outlive software, thus
>binding data to software to closely ensures the obsolescance of the
>data.
Then again, data is just another form of programming...
>I think there's a basic disconnect here. The purpose of XML is to define
>*data representation languages*, not functional ("programming")
>languages.
The only difference is interpretation.
What does the following tell you?
(quote (+ 3 3))
or the following?
<QUOTE>
<ADD>3 3</ADD>
</QUOTE>
Received on Thursday, 23 January 1997 13:55:37 UTC