Subject: Re: [xsl] XLST vs. X# From: "Chuck White" <chuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 11:23:30 -0800 |
I think we're getting ahead of ourselves a little here by saying "XSLT vs. X#". For one thing, the suggestion that X# will be a functional language is pure conjecture. Microsoft has developed a huge object model library and I think it is possible that X# will leverage that library into escapsulated objects that will simply make accessing XML nodes as objects much easier. Or, maybe they've decided they like the notion of XSP (http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/userdocs/xsp/index.html) and are developing something along those lines. Of course, it's possible it may be a functional language after all, but who really knows, other than some people in Redmond? For another thing, X# is still just vapor ware (vapor#?). It may become a language, and it may not. Also, I think there are folks on this list who will challenge the notion that XSLT is limited, or even that hard to use. Chuck White Author, Mastering XSLT, Sybex Books http://www.javertising.com/webtech http://www.tumeric.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Wonsil Sent: 1/13/2003 10:46:43 AM To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [xsl] XLST vs. X# > There are some stories popping up that Microsoft will introduce a functional > programming language to process XML and called it X# (X-Sharp). It may be > of interest to some in this group. For some info: > > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,808302,00.asp > > The final quote comes from a person with an ironic name: > > "Is there a need for this?" asked Mike Sax, CEO of Sax Software Inc., of > Eugene, Ore. "The only XML 'language' we have today is XSLT [Extensible > Stylesheet Language Transformations], which was originally conceived as a > way to transform XML data into presentation-centric HTML. Although XSLT is > fairly widely used, its power is limited, and it is fairly hard to use." > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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