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Re: XSL as a Programming Language
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- Subject: Re: XSL as a Programming Language
- From: Scott_Boag at lotus dot com
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:40:06 -0400
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> if people on this group also feel that xslt could replace
> traditional programming languages.
From my perspective, NO!
XSLT is a declarative transformation language for tooling, optimization,
and relatively simple tree transformation problems. It is useful when it
is appropriate, but is not, and should not become, a full programming
language. If you try to look at it as a programming language, or as a full
transformation language for that matter, it will fall short. If you look
at it for the problems for which it was designed, it is a very powerful,
useful, and appropriate language.
Just my opinion.
-scott
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Hello,
I had read this article
http://www.xml.com/pub/2000/07/12/vbasic/vbdevice.html#replace a couple of
days back and
was wondering if people on this group also feel that xslt could replace
traditional programming languages.
I am kindof at my adolescent stage with xslt and am trying to get a better
understanding of how XSLT fits into the whole picture now and ahead.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Srini
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