Re: [xsl] RE: What are the differences between the different Saxon 9.2 versions and 9.1 (B) <----> 9.2 (HE) ?

[Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 11:01 PM, Vladimir
Nesterovsky<vladimir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Does it mean that XPath will be extended to be able to
>>>> declare inline functions?
>>>
>>> Final decision not yet made, but I think that is the likely outcome.
>>
>> Even if they don't, in many cases one can use functions that
>> dynamically create other functions. :)
>
> Personally, I would remove everything except inline functions from "higher
> order functions". They provide minimal and sufficient means to achieve the
> goal. Redundant but equal ways to express the same idea just add more
> decision points in programming.

This is the good side of it: you can't.

Even God can't restrict creativity (not that I think he would restrict
it in case he existed)    :)


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