Re: Variable Declaration in Query Prolog

> In many XQuery implementations you will have a tight coupling of schema
> to storage layout, indexing and typing. Thus, decoupling will not work.
this is not true in a native XML db environment  :-)

> As to typing variables, I again think this can wait. Especially since
> this will reopen the expectations and discussions about side-effects
> with variables.
my only concern is that there will be lot of re-coding, re-testing and 
re-debugging and we will have to work with backward compatibility
issues.

Kuan Hui

Received on Thursday, 7 February 2002 22:39:09 UTC