RE: Is "simplicity" a useful architectural constraint?

Well, RELAX NG avoided all that nasty (but useful) type stuff. That helped.

RELAX NG spec: 41 pp. 
XML Schema spec (structures only): 203 pp.

Hmmm. Maybe there is metric there. Of course, RELAX NG uses terser formal
notation. No qualms there.

Let's quantify: 
<50 pp. = simple 
(side effect: encourages formal notations and layered, modular approach for
larger stuff)

50 pp. - 100 pp. = so-so

>100 pp. = fuggedabowdit!

Received on Wednesday, 2 January 2002 19:36:15 UTC