Re: why hierarchy?

From: Andy Dingley <dingbat_at_codesmiths.com>
Date: 26 Jul 2006 09:43:22 -0700
Message-ID: <1153932202.878364.280390_at_i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>


Joe Kesselman wrote:

> Reminder: XML is intended as an interchange syntax,

XML is intended as an interchange syntax that's also a slashed-down SGML.
That's had more effects on its design than any amount of DB theory.

Yes, we _know_ most of XML is wrong. It's just where you end up if you start from where XML started from. Received on Wed Jul 26 2006 - 18:43:22 CEST

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