Re: [xsl] James Clark on Schema

Subject: Re: [xsl] James Clark on Schema
From: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:40:03 -0400
[Michael Kay]

>...
> I think the principle of matching on types rather than on names is
> sound, though. When XML is used in application integration scenarios the
> size of the vocabulary can reach tens of thousands of element and
> attribute names, but the number of types is typically much smaller. I
> think that being able to write template rules that transform a date, or
> a national insurance number, regardless of the name of the element or
> attribute that contains it, will be a significant benefit for people
> managing big integration projects. I've done some consultancy work with
> a Software AG client recently where it would definitely have been a
> help.
> 

Aha, Architectural Forms through the back door, eh?

Cheers,

Tom P


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