Subject: Re: [xsl] Evolution of XPath - XPath 3.0 (Review) From: "Gustave Stresen-Reuter tedmasterweb@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 06:54:53 -0000 |
Hank, Thank you so much for letting me preview your course. I ran out of time to get much beyond the first few chapters (pity) but it seems quite complete. I wish you the best! Ted Stresen-Reuter On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 4:25 PM Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx < xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I want to thank Hank Ratzesberger, and Jim Fuller for their extremely > high evaluation of the XPath 3.0 course -- these can be found here: > > http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/discussion/xpath-3-0-whats-new > > I want to assure you all that I will continue to do my best in future > XSLT / XPath related courses and hope not to fall behind your already > so high expectations. > > Thanks, > Dimitre > > > On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 10:44 PM, Hank Ratzesberger xml@xxxxxxxxxxxx > <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > You may recall that Dimitre Novatchev posted an invitation to review > > training courses he created and published on Pluralsight. I missed an > > earlier invitation so was pleased to have another chance. > > > > Altogether, I'm excited by the new XPath features and it is much more > > clear to me capabilities of functional programming to create reusable > > code and solve problems with less code and fewer steps. If you are > > able to watch this training course, especially if you want to "get > > caught up" on the XPath 3.0 specification, I think you will find this > > training course very helpful. > > > > In general, Evolution of XPath is rather superbly written, succinct > > both in its spoken explanation and animation. I think we've all seen > > our share of Powerpoint transitions and paused to contemplate the fate > > of humanity, so I was impressed to see that the speech and > > highlighting are so well timed that not a moment is wasted. It comes > > together quite nicely and at a good pace. > > > > I have considerable experience with XML, XSLT, XForms and XQuery but I > > am not an expert and had not followed the 3.0 specification closely > > because it was not within my current job's requirements. That said, I > > found the content to be thorough and I believe all (or all important) > > changes to the XPath specification are covered - it is a 4.5 hour > > course. > > > > If I may now digress, you may have heard the adage, "If your only tool > > is a hammer then every problem looks like a nail" and I once tweeted > > (since no only simply remarks anymore) that, "If all you have are > > nails, you can use a hammer, or rock or whatever is handy." And this > > has been my feeling and experience with XML. I'm not sure why the > > trend has been to more and more generics in code, but generalizing > > data to the same object model and serialized output (XML) is ... not > > well understood or appreciated, it seems. > > > > Anyway, I've picked up some enthusiasm for XML programming and an > > appreciation for the continued efforts of the standard writers and > > programmers (and Dimitre). Indeed, XML specification, parsers, > > tools, object interfaces, binary file translators, etc. etc. are all > > quite evolved making it a bit of a golden age for XML -- if only > > programmers knew... > > > > http://www.pluralsight.com/search/?searchTerm=novatchev > > > > Best regards, > > Hank > > > > -- > > Hank Ratzesberger > > XMLWerks.com > > > > > > -- > 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? :) > ------------------------------------- > Sanity is madness put to good use. > ------------------------------------- > I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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