Have been reading about perfect versus imperfect and my own thoughts are
that there are times when each is ok. All those who know about stone soup,
know how it is sometimes better to get started than to perfect something
before one starts. However, a bad start can hobble one forever. Or it
just seems that long. The trick is to know when or when not to use either
approach.
Now, I read in InfoWorld (my favorite computer magazine for a long time
now) thinks that XML "allows the document developer to create tags that
describe the data, and optionally create a set of rules called Document
Type Definitions." Now, to my untutored mind, this seems like DC.
Will this train arrive while people argue perfect and imperfect? I have a
Sony Beta video tape unit in my house. It was much better than VHS. I
don't even use it now. I once owned a Texas Instruments PC that had much
better graphics than the IBM PC.
I don't know. If there is a quick and easy way to let me know the major
advantages of DC over XML, I will be happy to learn them. My point to this
note is to point out that better does not allways mean success. Alas.
I know this one from experience.
Regards,
Gary Masters
Gary E. Masters
Automated Services Librarian
Texas A&M International University
(956) 326-2137 (voice)
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