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On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Simon St.Laurent <simonstl@s...> wrote: > On 11/16/13 9:05 AM, David Sheets wrote: >>> >>> "Refute" was the wrong choice of words, then. "Refute" usually asks for >>> a >>> strong demolition, not just a glancing blow. That was why I made the >>> same >>> complaint John just did. >> >> >> If I make an assertion and you respond with "Absolutely not", I expect >> you to muster a refutation. If you say "Why do you make this claim?", >> I am more than happy to lay out my argument. > > > Uche did ask such a thing, with "After you." It did not appear to go over > well. > > In any case, asking for refutation sounds more like a dare than a request > for clarification. > > >>> I think you meant to say "Can element omission be used to model optional >>> [data structures]". >>> >>> "Can", of course. Well, sort of. The interesting question isn't "can", >>> but >>> "is it a good idea?". There's no general answer to that - it all depends >>> on >>> what you want to do and in what context. >> >> >> Is it a better idea than using the string "null"? Other solutions >> include special attributes or a distinct element. Are there still more >> that are simple to express in XML the Syntax? >> >> Does XML lack something that would make using the command string >> "null" preferable to one of these other options in some context? > > > Is this a Zen koan exercise? There is no general answer. The only answers > exist in specific contexts people create. And so, we learn nothing about how the design of XML does or does not influence bad data design. > Thanks, > -- > Simon St.Laurent > http://simonstl.com/ > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS > to support XML implementation and development. To minimize > spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. > > [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ > Or unsubscribe: xml-dev-unsubscribe@l... > subscribe: xml-dev-subscribe@l... > List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php
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