Re: Kurt Cagle on "EXQuery.org"

Dimitre Novatchev <[email protected]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:02:53 -0800 (PST)
Newsgroups gmane.text.xml.xslt.extensions
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> > I don't want to speak for others on the list, but I think it would be
> > good to pull together any similar budding efforts.
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> =A0 Yes, I think it would be beneficial for both XSLT 2.0 and XQuery
> communities if we joined the same effort.=A0 As EXSLT is already there, I
> think this is a place of choice to continue the work.

This is an interesting idea. Before fully embarking on it we must be well a=
ware that most if all not all EXSLT functions are fully runnable in XPath, =
and therefore in XQuery, which is a superset of XPath.

EXSLT.NET is an example implementation that allows EXSLT functions to be ev=
aluated=A0within XPath expressions=A0independently and completely without X=
SLT:

=A0=A0 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms950808.aspx

Therefore, to have an independent EXQuery is meaningful only for extensions=
 that will be specific to XQuery.


A logical conclusion: =

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =

=A0=A0=A0 1. Trying=A0to re-implement existing EXSLT extensions=A0is a huge=
 and unnecessary waste of effort.

=A0=A0=A0=A02. To have an independent EXQuery is meaningful only for extens=
ions that will be specific to XQuery.



Just my 2c.=A0
Cheers,


Dimitre Novatchev.




----- Original Message ----
> From: Florent Georges <[email protected]>
> To: Micah Dubinko <[email protected]>; EXSLT Mailing List <[email protected]=
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> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 12:08:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [exslt] Kurt Cagle on "EXQuery.org"
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> Micah Dubinko wrote:
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> =A0 Micah,
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> http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/01/is-it-time-for-an-exqueryorg.html
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> > He proposes getting people involved in an effort along the lines of =

> > EXSLT. Some interesting comments at the bottom.
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> =A0 Thanks for the link!
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> > I don't want to speak for others on the list, but I think it would be
> > good to pull together any similar budding efforts.
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> =A0 Yes, I think it would be beneficial for both XSLT 2.0 and XQuery
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> think this is a place of choice to continue the work.
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> =A0 I would be interested to see the thoughts of the XQuery community. =

> What do you think?
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> =A0 Regards,
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