- From: Graydon <graydonish@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2023 07:16:40 -0400
- To: Norm Tovey-Walsh <norm@saxonica.com>
- Cc: Dorothy Hoskins <dorothy.hoskins@gmail.com>, "Liam R. E. Quin" <liam@fromoldbooks.org>, public-ixml@w3.org
On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 10:20:22AM +0100, Norm Tovey-Walsh scripsit: > Dorothy Hoskins <dorothy.hoskins@gmail.com> writes: > > My concern is loading that purpose on a specific character is rather > > esoteric. > > I suppose. Maybe using ε or ∅ is a bit too cute. And neither is > straightforward to type on a standard keyboard. I take the position that ixml is esoteric by its nature; it's an unusual formal grammar applicable to an inherently niche purpose. (Also that "standard keyboard" really ought not to mean ASCII this millennium.) The good thing about a specific character is that it's simple and obvious. If I can properly be expected to (and I can!) use é or å or ç in a person's name, it's not any stretch to use Unicode symbols in a programming language. -- Graydon
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