- From: Erik Wilde <dret@berkeley.edu>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:27:38 -0700
- To: public-egov-ig@w3.org
- CC: Sean McGrath <sean.mcgrath@propylon.com>
looks like people out there are still suffering from XML fever...
http://dret.net/netdret/docs/wilde-cacm2008-xml-fever.html
i think sean is correct in saying that the problem may not be XML
itself, but the expectation that it solves all the hard problems which
are inherent to distribution and decentralization... cheers, dret.
Sean McGrath wrote:
> Mike Norton wrote:
>> Am I the only one in the world who's been driven mad by XML?
>> Links appreciated....
> Mike,
>
> No, you are not alone:-) The biggest problem is not related to details
> of syntax etc. in my opinion. The biggest problem is the unrealistic
> expectations placed on XML to solve the worlds interoperability and
> semantic encoding problems. See http://xml.sys-con.com/node/40310.
>
> regards,
> Sean
>
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