Subject: [xsl] Re: XML/XHTML fragment to text From: Alain <alainb06@xxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:17:52 +0200 |
If you want that your apps run at dazzling speed, you should code in C++, or ASM for that matter.
Indeed ! It's just a question of using the right tools for what you've got to do. The counterpart of C++ and the unspeakable ASM is that it takes much more time to write, test and maintain. I once had to write a Lempel&Ziv algorithm (at that time we couldn't find a library to buy), of course even plain C was not powerful and fast enough, the right tool had to be ASM.
And for what is capable XSL, it's also a question of limit. With XML-to-legacy we are approaching that limit having to be aware of what was serialized. Even if theoretically you can do everything in XSL (I'm not sure about writing a Lempel&Ziv algorithm, because it goes down to manipulating bits) there comes a moment when it sounds more reasonable and a better time/complexity/money balance to switch language to Java, C++, [or even Cobol... because you've got staff trained for that, and that's a BIG reason !]
Or we could probably write (or buy) "generic" patterns to transform to fix-length.
I have them on the shelf, I use them regularly. If you are interested.... ;)
I also help my cousin an father with their non-profit association. I wrote their internet sites using XML/XSL to produce the XHTML/HTML. Of course that's a different matter, it's about helping children in blighted area to succeed a little better at school, and if I would have question related to that sites I should ask... but XSL is really so powerful in that case, I manage quite well even if my templates are not optimized they run fine enough for sites between 100 and 1K pages.
status when I'm back in September !Enjoy your holidays!
Thank you, French Riviera is as always an enjoyable paradise ! And the last limit is what I should do for work when I'm on holidays ;-) I hope you enjoyed your holidays as well, or will enjoy them if they come in near future.
Cheers. Alain.
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