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Re: [xsl] If XSLT is declarative, why doesn't it feel that way?

Subject: Re: [xsl] If XSLT is declarative, why doesn't it feel that way?
From: "Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:01:33 -0000
> I donbt know what about XSLT does not feel declarative.

I think it's primarily because it chose to use imperative verbs in its syntax:
apply-templates, call-template, select, choose, iterate, sort, group-by.

And I think that choice was probably made (perhaps subconsciously) in order to
make it feel more familiar to people who are used to procedural languages.

Michael Kay
Saxonica
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