Subject: RE: [xsl] New Developer Survey Shows XQuery Adoption Skyrocketing From: Pieter Reint Siegers Kort <pieter.siegers@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:54:42 -0600 |
> but what about actual developer adoption of XQuery and should XSLT fans be concerned? Personally I use both technologies; they overlap, but developers with a database background will be attracted to XQuery while XSLT is more document based (at least it was; now there are efforts to bring them together like you guys do at DataDirect, although you only use XQuery to process both, and not XSLT if I understand correctly). However, I don't think XSLT fans should be concerned at all - both technologies will have their own areas where they best apply. XSLT 2.0 adds amazing functionality solving problems where XSLT 1.0 failed to offer direct solutions, but is not at all database related. I personally am a database junkie and love using XQuery, but I use document based XML processing when there's no need to use a database, and in that case I use XSLT with success. I find it enormously useful when setting up simple Intranets and solving configuration issues, reading and changing XML documents, etc. It may also be true that while XSLT has problems with huge documents, using a database and XQuery could easily put aside those problems, but it comes with a price. XQuery may have far more comercial impact than XSLT ever will have, and therefore it's growing so fast I guess. About the survey, I've applied for a copy and will read it with interest! :-) Cheers, <prs/> -----Original Message----- From: Tony Lavinio [mailto:xml1@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 10:39 AM To: xsl-list Subject: [xsl] New Developer Survey Shows XQuery Adoption Skyrocketing Dear XSL-List, Obviously XQuery vendor adoption is huge, but what about actual developer adoption of XQuery and should XSLT fans be concerned? DataDirect conducted a survey of 550 software professionals and found that 52% of those surveyed were already using XQuery, and that another 33% said that they plan to use XQuery in the next 12 months! The free study investigates who is using XQuery, what industries are benefiting, and why. You can download the survey results here: http://www.datadirect.com/xquerystudy/ Sincerely, Tony Lavinio Principal Software Architect http://www.stylusstudio.com
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