Re: Please stop writing specifications that cannot be parsed/processed by software

Marcus Reichardt <[email protected]> writes:

> ... For authoring (using markdown through SHORTREF and other SGML
> techniques), and embracing HTML, OTOH, I was hoping for a bit more
> support here. ..., whenever the topic comes up, the reaction here is
> all defensive and frankly, sounding like early XML commercials
> narratives by business types ;)

I'm sorry to hear that the reactions strike you as defensive.

When I see technical claims about SGML, XML, or markup in general that
strike me as bullshit, I am not always inclined to be patient.

Sorry about that.

-- 
C. M. Sperberg-McQueen
Black Mesa Technologies LLC
http://blackmesatech.com

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