Re: B.11 Empty end-tags?

Liam Quinn wrote:

> I have no objection to </> in XML as long as there is no OMITTAG,
> although it does slightly reduce robustness in the face of transmission
> error or user error.

This is an important point. The form </TAG> permits graceful error recovery by 
an intelligent application.

Also, Jon Bosak's comments on ease of processing are compelling.

Received on Monday, 14 October 1996 13:34:23 UTC