Subject: Re: [xsl] What PC Windows editor are People using for XSL stylesheet coding From: "Ihe Onwuka ihe.onwuka@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 21:11:27 -0000 |
Actually Doc it's probably not something you encounter but "Do you know how to use an xslt debugger" is a not uncommon interview question. I always answer no. Cuss or comp. On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx < xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I don't know the half of the capabilities of the tool, I am sure there > are good reasons why it is the gold standard and in fact this observation > is not about oxygen specifically. But what I am saying is that without > debugging facilities these stylesheet monstrosities could never be created > and (one would like to think) their creators may weel be be forced into > better software engineering practices. > > On the contrary, I frequently work with stylesheet monstrosities created > without any help from such tools. > > At least if you have the tools you have some hope of developing a > sufficient understanding of the monstrosity to attempt a refactoring, and > the tools will also help with the refactoring. > > Michael Kay > Saxonica
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