Re: [xsl] Patterns in lieu of mutable variables or string translation

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

On 9/2/2011 11:04 AM, Hank Ratzesberger wrote:
> Nothing at all! Only I had never matched on the text content previously,
> so it had not occurred to me.
>
> An aside, it's interesting that a procedural programmer may likely feel
> "in complete control" with a page of if/then/else or other constructs,
> whereas these templates feel a bit rogue, but the former tend to
> create a train wreck.

Yes, it's been remarked that XSLT is to procedural programming as, say, 
Aikido or Tai chi are to karate (or boxing, the assembly language of 
martial arts).

Or, Jedi programming. Use the force. Very rogue.

Cheers,
Wendell

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