Re: A good argument for XML

Tom Bradford wrote:
> Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> > XML is an alleged solution looking for a problem.
>
> This is a '1997' argument whose validity is no longer acceptibly spoken
> as such a generalization.
>
> The W3C has been more than happy to synthesize the problems for us
> through the introduction of XML dependencies... RDF, SVG, XHTML, et al.

I see only one way to parse this sentence, and in it,

> The problems are here, welcome or not. Beyond that, there have
> definitely been problems to which XML is an ideal solution. Mixed
> content is a major one. Parts explosion is another.
>
> There have been many who have argued that the relational model is
> all-encompassing, and that is definitely true. But just because you
> 'can' do something with a particular solution, it doesn't necessarily
> mean that you 'should' do something with a particular solution, or even
> that the solution is ideal in all cases.
>
> --
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Received on Tue Jul 12 2005 - 21:35:04 CDT