Subject: Re: [xsl] "...how a few lines of XQuery can often do more than a large XSLT stylesheet." From: "M. David Peterson" <m.david.x2x2x@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:06:42 -0800 |
Its always a joy to read your replies Wendell :D Thanks for the laughs to help push my day in the right direction :) Cheers :) On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:21:34 -0500, Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > M.D., > > At 12:21 AM 3/22/2005, you wrote: > >It seems that this statement > "and how a few lines of > >XQuery can often do more than a large XSLT stylesheet." is a tad shy > >of what could be considered even close to realistic but before I find > >myself at the top of somebody's else "hit list" I thought I would get > >the opinions of the community. > > Don't take the bait. It could be true, in one particular case they have in > mind (or maybe they're comparing a good XQuery to a bad stylesheet :-), > while other balancing complications might also be true: > > * Sometimes the reverse might be the case: a stylesheet to do simply what a > query can hardly do at all > * Using XSLT 2.0, you'll be able to write either or both "XSLT-heavy" or > "XPath-heavy" code, or both together (which is maybe both a problem and a > blessing) > > But what fun would that be? Marketing-speak frequently tries to cast things > into presumed zero-sum, win/lose competitions, and doesn't know how to sell > network effects. (XSLT *and* XQuery, whoa baby.) > > >It could be that this is just tease bait to use an exciting keyphrase > >to lure in those who would otherwise not attend but thats only one, > >very small possibility it would seem. > > Yes exactly and why even speculate? A marketer has written something > technically arguable, in an effort to lure customers. The author of the > copy might not even have a firm grasp of the meaning of the nouns deployed. > If I could have a nickel every time that happened, etc. > > Cheers, > Wendell > > ====================================================================== > Wendell Piez mailto:wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Mulberry Technologies, Inc. http://www.mulberrytech.com > 17 West Jefferson Street Direct Phone: 301/315-9635 > Suite 207 Phone: 301/315-9631 > Rockville, MD 20850 Fax: 301/315-8285 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mulberry Technologies: A Consultancy Specializing in SGML and XML > ====================================================================== > > -- <M:D/> :: M. David Peterson :: XML & XML Transformations, C#, .NET, and Functional Languages Specialist
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