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• Subject: Re: syntax, model
• From: Joe English <jenglish@f...>
• Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:14:27 -0700
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Dare Obasanjo wrote:

> And I'd rather have a spec written in prose than a schema any day of the week
> .

Having all three is best (formal spec, prose spec, and sample
instances), if they're all available.  But I think I'd still
pick the formal spec if I were forced to choose just one.

There's an issue of quality, too.  A prose spec written by, say, 
James Clark, is often sufficient, whereas one written by, say, 
Dave Winer may not be any more informative than the collection 
of sample instances.

With a formal notation, you can usually count on at least _some_
degree of precision.


--Joe English

  jenglish@f...

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