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RE: why doesn't this do what i think it should?
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- Subject: RE: [xsl] why doesn't this do what i think it should?
- From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay at iclway dot co dot uk>
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:42:15 -0000
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> "
> Why do people writing stylesheets think they can
> invent new syntax and
> semantics as they go along?
>
> Not everyone is born with perfect XSLT-skills ;)
It doesn't surprise me in the slightest that there are lots of dark corners
of the XSLT spec that are unknown territory to many people.
What I do find surprising is when people invent completely new language
constructs out of nowhere and hope they will have some desirable effect.
Perhaps this is part of the psychology of a permissive language in which
most things you write do something, even if it wasn't what you intended: it
leads to a "try it and see" culture.
I made the remark as an observation of user behavior, not as a criticism.
Mike Kay
Software AG
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