- From: Nils Klarlund <klarlund@research.att.com>
- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:44:23 -0500
- To: <www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org>
Philip Wadler wrote:
> Am I alone in finding the syntax of XML Schema hard to use?
No!
> I believe the syntax could be considerably improved, simply by
> makeing the structure of the XML tree correspond to the structure
> of the corresponding regular expression.
Yes, and other simplifications are possible, too, so that other
heavy-duty SGML derived concepts ("mixed content", "participle",
"group",...)
become unnecessary.
> The XML Schema group is unlikely to make a change of this magnitude
> unless it is clear that it enjoys widespread support. So if you read
> this message and agree with it, please make your views known!
>
I cc'ed this to www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org
<www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org>
/Nils
Received on Friday, 4 February 2000 13:49:35 UTC