• From: "Don Park" <donpark@d...>
• To: <xml-dev@i...>
• Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 10:11:44 -0700

It is true that attributes are redundant in a sense but they are far from
useless.

Its unobtrusive nature helps solve problems like XML Namespace.  As Tim
mentioned, it does enhance readability.  DTD is a lot more friendly to
attributes.  With attributes, you can enforce 'just-once' constraint without
schema.  XHTML would look awefully funny without attributes.  The list goes
on and on.

Redundancy seems like a waste until one ends up between a rock and a hard
place.

Best,

Don Park    -   mailto:donpark@d...
Docuverse   -   http://www.docuverse.com


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