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What you are describing is a "data model", not an "object model". XML *has* a very useful standardized data model [1] that coexists with the serialization syntax, and I predict that both will survive for a very long time. Regards, Joshua [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-query-datamodel-20011220/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Gustaf Liljegren [mailto:gustaf.liljegren@b...] > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 11:45 AM > To: xml-dev@l... > Subject: Syntax + object model > > Hi all, > > Maybe 5 years to late, but I never really understood the argument about > why > a standardized syntax is better than a standardized object model. It > sounds > right, but I can't explain why. > > Imagine XML like a standardized object model of various node types, with > no > rules whatsoever about the serialization format. Why would such a standard > have less chance to survive? > > Also, imagine XML like a standardized object model PLUS a standardized > syntax. Why would such a standard have less chance to survive? > > Gustaf > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an > initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription > manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl> >
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