Re: Who would you choose to work this project?

> Are there other factors (beside knowledge of the domain and knowledge of
the XML suite of technologies) t
>hat you would take into consideration when choosing a candidate? For
example, would you take into
> consideration how much time is allocated to complete the project?

Communication and good teamwork are often even more important than
technological knowledge.Thus, you may need a third person (#3) who is a
very good communicator, has moderate knowledge of both fields, and can
translate from/to #1 and #2.

If the project is important, it would benefit from breaking it into stages,
iteratively building prototypes and gaining new knowledge.

Certainly, **do not** use AI, as it has been shown to be susceptible to
prompt injection:
https://kai-greshake.de/posts/in-escalating-order-of-stupidity/

My guess is that if by the time version 1 is delivered #1 has gained
sufficient XML knowledge, this person will be able to carry on future
maintenance by themselves.

Thanks,
Dimitre

On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 9:27 AM Roger L Costello <[email protected]> wrote:

> Scenario: An organization has a legacy data format that they want
> converted to XML. Specifically, an XML Schema is to be created (and
> possibly a Schematron schema and possibly an XSLT/XPath program). The
> domain is complicated. It takes years to master the domain. There are two
> candidates available to perform the task. Both candidates are bright and
> energetic. One candidate (let's call him candidate #1) is a master of the
> domain but knows nothing about XML (XML, namespaces, XML Schema,
> Schematron, XSLT/XPath, etc.). The other candidate (let's call him
> candidate #2) is a master of the XML suite of technologies but knows
> nothing about the domain.
>
> Which candidate would you choose?
>
> Are there other factors (beside knowledge of the domain and knowledge of
> the XML suite of technologies) that you would take into consideration when
> choosing a candidate? For example, would you take into consideration how
> much time is allocated to complete the project?
>
> How much does domain expertise matter when converting a legacy data format
> to XML? How much does knowledge of the XML stack matter?
>
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