Re: A good argument for XML

Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:06:37 GMT, Jan Hidders
> <jan.hidders_at_REMOVETHIS.pandora.be> wrote:
>
> >Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> >> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:39:56 GMT, Jan Hidders
> >> <jan.hidders_at_REMOVETHIS.pandora.be> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >>>From a practical point of view the SQL/XML and XQuery approaches will
> >>>probably have industrial strength implementations soon that you can
> >>>actually use. I know for example that DataDirect Technologies has an
>
> >> Real Soon Now, eh?
> >
> >Yep. Right now it's still in beta but we already had the honour of using
> >it and as someone who does research on query language implementation I
> >can confirm that it is already quite mature.
>
> "still in beta" and "already quite mature" are not synonyms.

Nor are they mutually exclusive, even if it is only the rare product that can be described by both. smiles. --dawn

> Sincerely,
>
> Gene Wirchenko
Received on Thu Jul 14 2005 - 02:50:28 CEST