Re: XQuery (and XML) vs LISP

From: Frank Hamersley <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 02:57:23 GMT
Message-ID: <n8RJf.11350$yK1.8721@news-server.bigpond.net.au>

Mark Johnson wrote:
> Frank Hamersley <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com> wrote:

>>Mark Johnson wrote:
>>>"Marshall  Spight" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>Mark Johnson wrote:
>>>>>Christopher Browne <cbbrowne_at_acm.org> wrote:

>

>>Are you referring to me as the "other guy"?

>
> You were, at that point.

I'm not that now?

>>If so I don't "agree" with you at all - I was pointing out that simple 
>>examples are most useful for teaching basic knowledge.

>
> You were trying to defend such. I said that. You also admitted such
> was the case. And that's all I was saying.

Firstly I think I succeeded! Secondly there is no admission on my part - it is a simple statement of practicalities.

None of which supports your underlying perspective which I would state as "the RM is inadequate because nobody ever explains how it would model really difficult problems".

Cheers, Frank. Received on Sat Feb 18 2006 - 20:57:23 CST