Subject: RE: [xsl] why doesn't this do what i think it should? From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:42:15 -0000 |
> " > Why do people writing stylesheets think they can > invent new syntax and > semantics as they go along? > > Not everyone is born with perfect XSLT-skills ;) It doesn't surprise me in the slightest that there are lots of dark corners of the XSLT spec that are unknown territory to many people. What I do find surprising is when people invent completely new language constructs out of nowhere and hope they will have some desirable effect. Perhaps this is part of the psychology of a permissive language in which most things you write do something, even if it wasn't what you intended: it leads to a "try it and see" culture. I made the remark as an observation of user behavior, not as a criticism. Mike Kay Software AG XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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