Subject: RE: xsl:script and side-effects (more XSLT 1.1 comments)
From: DPawson@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:23:44 -0000
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Evan Lenz
> This is exactly the understanding that most people have of
> xsl:script--that
> it provides new functionality. While they are wrong, I think
> this reinforces
> the fact that xsl:script is and will continue to be
> misunderstood. It does
> not look like an extension, and despite the insistence that
> xsl:script does
> not encourage the inclusion of procedural code, it implicitly
> and undeniably
> does. As I said before, the mechanisms are already there for
> people to hang
> themselves on assignment statements; xsl:script just pushes
> them over the
> ledge.
Good summary Evan.
Despite David C's rational explanations that its 'better' than 1.0,
or at least tidier with some advantages,
the perception is quite different.
I wonder if the WG are interested in this (less than technical) view?
Regards DaveP
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