RE: [xsl] why doesn't this do what i think it should?

["Michael Kay" <mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> "
> Why do people writing stylesheets think they can
> invent new syntax and
> semantics as they go along?
>
> Not everyone is born with perfect XSLT-skills ;)

It doesn't surprise me in the slightest that there are lots of dark corners
of the XSLT spec that are unknown territory to many people.

What I do find surprising is when people invent completely new language
constructs out of nowhere and hope they will have some desirable effect.
Perhaps this is part of the psychology of a permissive language in which
most things you write do something, even if it wasn't what you intended: it
leads to a "try it and see" culture.

I made the remark as an observation of user behavior, not as a criticism.

Mike Kay
Software AG


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