Subject: Re: [xsl] When to use text() From: Ihe Onwuka <ihe.onwuka@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:30:56 +0000 |
You will note the post you responded did not use the word intuitive. It used the word Note I used the words non-intuitive, arcane and quirky. Anyway in my role as an imaginary XSLT antagonist I would first show them my proverbial hello world - (trip them up with text()) and then I'd follow up with your post. On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Ihe Onwuka <ihe.onwuka@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I don't want quirky arcane non-intuitive explanations. > > If everything was so intuitive, then the various W3C working groups > wouldn't be working for years to design a language. > > Also, the concept of "intuitive" cannot be objectively defined. What > is "intuitive" for one person often isn't "intuitive" at all for other > people. > > I believe that intuition is the result of practice and needs some > level of initial basic understanding. > > Take a first-grader or take a baby. What is intuitive to them? They > have to grow and learn, then their intuition will also grow. > > If somebody complains that basic concepts are not "intuitive", this is > indicative of not having spent enough time (or any time at all) trying > to learn and understand the foundations of the system that defines > these concepts. > > So, the proper advice for coping with the "non-intuitive" problem is: > Do your homework, read, study and practice. > > For good or for bad, knowledge cannot be simply downloaded into one's > head while this person is sleeping or engaged with other activities, > or against the will of this person. > > > -- > Cheers, > Dimitre Novatchev > --------------------------------------- > Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. > --------------------------------------- > To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk > ------------------------------------- > Never fight an inanimate object > ------------------------------------- > To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the > biggest mistake of all > ------------------------------------ > Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. > ------------------------------------- > You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what > you're doing is work or play > ------------------------------------- > To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep. > ------------------------------------- > Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. > ------------------------------------- > Typing monkeys will write all Shakespeare's works in 200yrs.Will they > write all patents, too? :) > ------------------------------------- > I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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