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> >I don't think that type assignment is fiendish by itself. What is > >fiendish IMO is to impose its constraints on people who do not care > >about type assignment > > Now that is fiendish :-) > > Nicely phrased Eric. Yes, it was. Type assignment, like everything else, has it's trade-offs. What it buys you: 1) reliable round-tripping of documents (where originating processes are down-chain consumers as well) 2) a better understanding of the intent of the author 3) information for automated data binding What it costs you: 1) more complex processing (x10, I think) 2) document component baggage 3) higher intellectual capital investment (or tool investment) Others may care to add to or critique the above lists. There's nothing purely evil in the world, nor any good without a little tarnish. That can be a little hard to remember for those of us who deal with 1's and 0's all day long. Choose your poison.
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