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A Bunch Of XML Recommendations

Posted by Hemos on from the go-forth-and-implement dept.

KjetilK writes "During the past couple of days, the World Wide Web Consortium, have advanced several core XML-specifications to Recommendations. You have the Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 and Namespaces in XML 1.1 as well as XML 1.0 Third Edition. In addition, XML Infoset Second Edition is now a Recommendation and VoiceXML 2.0 is now Proposed Recommendation."

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  1. go standards! by Chris_Jefferson · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So, XML is the "standard to end all standards, the way in which every single application can communicate with every other application from now till the end of time"

    Until they bring out XML 1.1 of course, and now half the apps will be 1.0 complient, and the other half 1.1, therefore destroying the main purpose of XML.

    I'm not saying that this update wasn't probably necessary or useful, but all those people who were using XML because "Its the most standardist standard of all time!" should probably take note.

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  2. caveat emptor by 4of12 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    standard to end all standards

    I love standards. And XML, too.

    But isn't there enough room in hidden DTD's and XSL to drive a semi tractor trailer full of NonStandards?

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