Re: [xsl] variable outside a for-each loop: second try

[Abel Braaksma <abel.online@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
> Thanks again all for your help. I did not meant to be rude. But I felt
> like I would ask a very simple question on the C++ newsgroup and
> people would tell me to use C++0x .
>   

You weren't rude, and I'm sorry if I sounded off-edge. But I find it a 
common misconception that learning a new paradigm (declarative / 
functional) + a new niche-language (xslt / xpath) + a new set of 
concepts (xml / schema / infoset) is easy. Likewise with C++. There may 
be wizards around that learned it in a couple of hours, but most 
human-like creatures I met took several years before they grasped the 
grand concepts and were able to tackle a serious programming task. 
Knowing that it takes most people several days for understanding what 
goes on in that creepy hello-world application with the std:: 
libraries.... I wonder how that compares to XSLT.

> I have ordered an XSLT book,
>   

Great!
I have a shelf full of C++ (stroustrup still being my best friend, but 
koenig / moo really *taught* me the language), but as of yet, my xslt 
bookshelf isn't nearly as full. Yet I dare say I've read all the books 
and I dare say I understand XSLT better than I do C++ ;)  (but hey, 
that's just little mini-me talking)

No, I mean: one or two good books should give you all you need with XSLT.

Cheers,
-- Abel Braaksma