Re: [xsl] A beef with XSLT Sometimes too complicated

[MrDemeanour <mrdemeanour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Colin Paul Adams wrote:
> > > > > > "Jack" == MrDemeanour  <mrdemeanour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> Jack> Colin Paul Adams wrote:
> > > > > > > > "Michael" == Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > >
> > > > > In principle, you could use XSLT with a different expression 
> > > > > language from XPath - this just happens to be non-conformant.
> Michael> It's not non-conformant if it it's done using the Michael>
> Michael>
> > > extensibility features of the language:
> Michael> <YPath:value-of select="ypath-expression"/>
> > > Good point. I hope there's no demand for it though :-)
>
> Jack> Really??? I find XSLT itself reasonably lucid; it's XPath Jack>
> that I find obscure and hard-to-remember.
>
> Really. Speaking as an implementor, I don't want to have to implement
>  another expression language.

As an implementor, you don't; see MK's earlier post.

> But I don't find XPath obscure at all.

There ya go. No doubt my brain was incorrectly wired-up by The Implementor.

--
Jack.