Re: Invisible XML 1.0 spec has been published
"C. M. Sperberg-McQueen" <[email protected]>
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John Cowan writes: > On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 10:43 AM C. M. Sperberg-McQueen < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Invisible XML (often ixml for short) is a method for treating non-XML >> documents as if they were XML, enabling authors to write documents and >> data in a format they prefer while providing XML for processes that are >> more effective with XML content. > > > I smell a SHORTREF. The use cases for ixml and those for SHORTREF probably do overlap. One crucial difference is that ixml uses context-free grammars to define the input format, which means that the mechanism is somewhat more general and that transfer of knowledge is relevant. People who have learned to write context-free grammars can apply their knowledge in writing grammars for ixml processors. This, if I may say so, has not as far as I am aware ever been claimed to be true of SHORTREF. Another crucial difference: ixml processors are currently somewhat easier to come by (or to write yourself, if you are so inclined) than processors for SHORTREF. > It is now pitch dark. > You are likely to be devoured by a graybeard. I'll match your gray beard follicle for follicle. >> Multiple implementations of ixml exist, in a variety of languages (ABC, >> > > Which ABC is this? It is not referenced at the web site. It is the language developed in Amsterdam which provided much of the initial model for Python. The ABC code is not accessible as far as I know -- that processor is made available as a web service -- but I mentioned ABC because I get a good deal of pleasure from the knowledge that that language is still in use. Michael -- C. M. Sperberg-McQueen Black Mesa Technologies LLC http://blackmesatech.com _______________________________________________________________________ XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS to support XML implementation and development. To minimize spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ Or unsubscribe: [email protected] subscribe: [email protected] List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php