RE: [xsl] killing xslt

> <quote>In the decision to go with XQuery over XSLT 2.0, Mark 
> is right that
> we felt that developers would prefer the familiar procedural model and
> syntax of XQuery to the template based model and syntax of 
> XSLT 2.0. Most
> developers working with XSLT try to use it as a procedural 
> language anyway,
> and don't really harness the power of templates. </quote>
> 

The thing I find really weird about that quote is the suggestion that XQuery
is somehow more procedural than XSLT. If he's trying to attract developers
who think that real languages have assignment statements, then he's
mis-selling his product.

Michael Kay

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RE: [xsl] killing xslt, (continued) bry - Thu, 13 May 2004 16:28:38 CET M. David Peterson - Thu, 13 May 2004 09:07:09 -0600 David . Pawson - Fri, 14 May 2004 08:07:35 +0100 David . Pawson - Fri, 14 May 2004 08:21:27 +0100 Michael Kay - Fri, 14 May 2004 13:47:11 +0100 <= bry - Fri, 14 May 2004 10:36:40 CET M. David Peterson - Fri, 14 May 2004 02:50:08 -0600 Pieter Reint Siegers Kort - Fri, 14 May 2004 12:07:52 -0500 Bob Foster - Fri, 14 May 2004 23:40:04 -0500

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RE: [xsl] killing xslt, (continued)
- bry - Thu, 13 May 2004 16:28:38 CET
  - M. David Peterson - Thu, 13 May 2004 09:07:09 -0600
- David . Pawson - Fri, 14 May 2004 08:07:35 +0100
- David . Pawson - Fri, 14 May 2004 08:21:27 +0100
  - Michael Kay - Fri, 14 May 2004 13:47:11 +0100 <=
- bry - Fri, 14 May 2004 10:36:40 CET
  - M. David Peterson - Fri, 14 May 2004 02:50:08 -0600
- Pieter Reint Siegers Kort - Fri, 14 May 2004 12:07:52 -0500
  - Bob Foster - Fri, 14 May 2004 23:40:04 -0500

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