Re: XML and RDBMS/OODBMS

From: Marshall Spight <mspight_at_dnai.com>
Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 18:23:31 GMT
Message-ID: <DIysa.707466$F1.92929@sccrnsc04>

"Eric Junkermann" <eric_at_deptj.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:70568f73.0305020204.6d2a2fa1_at_posting.google.com...
> "Marshall Spight" <mspight_at_dnai.com> wrote in message news:<Ezksa.431534$OV.428620_at_rwcrnsc54>...
>
> ...
> > 7. XML uses a tree structure, and the tree is the perfect universal data structure.
>
> Perfect for what?
>
> And why?
>
> IMO it isn't even perfect for data transfer - the rest of that list is
> true of many other formats, including the headed tables mentioned in
> the original post.

I was speaking ironically. None of the points I made are true. They do represent commonly made claims by XML advocates, though.

You *do* need software to edit XML files. Tag and attribute names just fool you into thinking you have a formal schema. The tree is not a universal data structure.

Marshall Received on Fri May 02 2003 - 13:23:31 CDT