[Bug 5164] validation vs assessment

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=5164

           Summary: validation vs assessment
           Product: XML Schema
           Version: 1.1 only
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Structures: XSD Part 1
        AssignedTo: cmsmcq@w3.org
        ReportedBy: johnarwe@us.ibm.com
         QAContact: www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org


It seems like a right of passage educating people on XML schema that a "valid
schema" is not what the naive expectation would be.

I don't see why 1.1 is encouraging this by choosing misleading terms.  If you
want folks to learn that validation is not assessment, and usually they are
interested in assessment results, then define the right terms.  eg

validation root -> assessment root
type-driven (etc) validation -> type-driven (etc) assessment 

Many of the usages of "validation" I found before the term is defined really
seem to be referring to "assessment".  If the specs are not consistent with
their usage, it will not be realistic to think the spec consumers will be.

Received on Monday, 8 October 2007 22:03:16 UTC