Re: XML Schema syntax

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