Re: [xml-dev] The use of XML syntax in XML Query from Ronald Bourret on 2002-01-03 (www-xml-query-comments@w3.org from January 2002)

From: Ronald Bourret <rpbourret@rpbourret.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 10:33:16 -0800
To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
CC: www-xml-query-comments@w3.org
Message-ID: <3C34A3EC.8EEA9594@rpbourret.com>

Jonathan Robie wrote:
> I'm not convinced that we need to remove the angle-bracket notation for
> element constructors. In queries that are not embedded in an XML document,
> I don't think that they cause users to be confused.

I am convinced that removing it would be a mistake. It's very easy to
read and understand and, for people accustomed to writing templates for
dynamic Web pages, very familiar.

-- Ron

Received on Thursday, 3 January 2002 13:37:22 UTC