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Jim Waldo has a weblog post at http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=4840 which, while not mentioning XML, seems to relate pretty well to some of our standards permathreads on xml-dev. He writes: "I can't think of a single standard that was invented by committee that has survived in the marketplace. The long-standing standards are those that were first de facto standards, and were described (no invented) by the standards bodies." Perhaps XML is a counter-example, although one could object that: - XML is a codification of SGML best practices for the web, and hence was described, not invented. To me, XML seems like a bit of a hybrid, neither invented from scratch, nor a straight documentation of existing practice. - It's too soon to tell. At five years old, XML seems to be doing pretty well, but it certainly isn't up there with IP or ANSI C as long-lasting standards go. Some of the follow-on XML standards like XML Schema and XQuery are clearly in the "invented" category. It will be interesting keep Jim's comments in mind as we watch their progress Jim
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