Re: [xsl] Where is 'intersect' Operator Defined in XPath 3?

["Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I'm not sure, though, Dimitre, what youbd like to achieve. I assume that
no one will rewrite the existing stack of documents
> to make them more compact. Would you rather wish that a more concise
wording/writing will be used for future enhancements?

This is a very good question, Christian!

Certainly, making the spec more compact would be helpful.

If this is not a realistic goal, then why not split the spec into several,
smaller documents, for example: 1) Core,  and 2) Streaming?

(For example) If vendors today are offering both a free and a complete
version of their XSLT 3.0 implementation, why not have the documentation
being split according to this respective functionality?

Thanks,
Dimitre




On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 4:57 PM Christian GrC<n christian.gruen@xxxxxxxxx <
xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If there is a single person that has read all 1100 pages of the XSLT 3.0
>> Spec, please, do let us know. If this number is more than 5 - 6, then that
>> would be really amazing.
>>
>
> I definitely haven't; but I haven't read other comprehensive specs either
> (such as the one from Java), and that still didn't stop me using the
> implemented results. A spec can be helpful to answer specific questions if
> no higher-level documentation is available b and it's a pity that such
> specs are often not publicly available. If it doesnbt serve as primary
> source (and if I don't need to implement itb&), it shouldn't matter that
> much if it appears to be bulky.
>
> I'm not sure, though, Dimitre, what youbd like to achieve. I assume that
> no one will rewrite the existing stack of documents to make them more
> compact. Would you rather wish that a more concise wording/writing will be
> used for future enhancements?
>
> My personal impression is that the more recent X specs are verbose indeed,
> but as a result they are more complete and concise than most other specs
> Ibve been able to read. And Ibm regularly surprised of all the edge and
> special cases that had been considered years before any user had a chance
> to stumble upon them in practice.
>
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