[xsl] Re: Re: Reference to variable cannot be resolved.

["Dimitre Novatchev" <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:000a01c2d4e4$e2b61150$6401a8c0@xxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > It's a bicycle-shed issue. The committee spent hours wrangling and
> > > agreed on a messy compromise that satisfies no-one.
> >
> > Why, for what pressing reason, had this to be put in the
> > specification?
> >
> > What are the use-cases, whose solution depends significantly
> > on this feature?
>
> Some people regard the ability to have two variables with the same name
> as a feature that needs to be justified.
>
> Some people regard the inability to have two variables with the same
> name as a restriction that needs to be justified.
>
> The latter group won.

Thank you Mike for explaining how decisions are taken in the committee.

Shall I conclude that there were no user requirements and use-cases that
required taking this decision?





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