• From: "bryan rasmussen" <rasmussen.bryan@g...>
• To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@m...>
• Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:43:19 +0200

probably the biggest reason is when the two standards were
standardized. If CSS had been created maybe 5 years later it would
have been mandatory XML.

Cheers,
Bryan Rasmussen

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Costello, Roger L. <costello@m...> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> CSS does not use the XML syntax.  Why not?
>
> Is there something about CSS that makes its current syntax better
> suited than the XML syntax?
>
> In general, when should the XML syntax be used, and when should it not
> be used?
>
> /Roger
>
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  • CSS does not use the XML syntax. Why not?
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@m...>