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On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Uche Ogbuji <uche@o...> wrote: ... > Although I'd never design XML like that. What on earth is wrong with the > following? > >> >> <person> >> <employer> >> <name>Megaco</name> >> </employer> >> <name>Fred Blogs</name> >> <person> > > > That's just as easy to process, and has the bonus of being easier to read. > Now, send that to someone else. Which of the several definitions of 'person' and 'employer' would you expect them to use? Your XML file has no semantic context. Therefore they are free to interpret it as they wish, not necessarily how you meant it. -- MLHIM VIP Signup: http://goo.gl/22B0U ============================================ Timothy Cook, MSc +55 21 94711995 MLHIM http://www.mlhim.org Like Us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/mlhim2 Circle us on G+: http://goo.gl/44EV5 Google Scholar: http://goo.gl/MMZ1o LinkedIn Profile:http://www.linkedin.com/in/timothywaynecook
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