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Tom Bradford wrote: > > Just about every person I know who uses XML as a data format (as opposed > to a way of life) has absolutely no use for namespaces, or any of the > other incredibly complex layers of XML. I have no idea who you hang out with, or what your criteria are for using XML as a data format, as opposed to a way of life, however I use XML as a data format on a daily basis ... and give no thought to the fact that the system I am using is XML (honestly). Of course the system uses XML namespaces. For example: XSLT. Hard to use it without using namespaces, eh? > > If we wanted a format for structured data that wasn't simple, and that > you can't edit by hand, then there are plenty out there already. Hell, > we may as well start telling most businesses to stick with EDI, because > at this point, most of the code's in place, and it's not going to get > any more complex. Shrug. The EDI folks are looking pretty closely at XML. > > I'm really starting to wonder whether or not I should quit this business > and become a friggin' carpenter. > Shrug. I suspect that alot of carpentry _businesses_ will be using XML in some form or another (hopefully unbeknownst to them!!) in several years or so. -Jonathan
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