Re: XML Schema is an instrument of our thoughts

I think of XML Schema as an iron maiden, a brutal attempt to contort 
information to fit grotesquely limited patterns of thought and 
computing.  Definitely not an instrument of my thoughts.

Thanks,
Simon

On 1/2/2023 8:13 AM, Roger L Costello wrote:
> Every species has modes of communication. We use language for communication, of course, but basically language is an instrument of thought. Language is sometimes called audible thought. Almost all we do with language is to construct thoughts in our mind. Sometimes we externalize those thoughts-sometimes we communicate-but that's a kind of a side property of language. [Noam Chomsky, https://youtu.be/6LXHtDUXkS0?t=899]
>
> We have an idea for a language. We then specify the language via an XML Schema. The XML Schema is an instrument of our thought. XML instances that conform to the XML Schema is a mode of communicating in that language.
>
> Comments?
>
> /Roger
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> 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
>

_______________________________________________________________________

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