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xslt is beyond tedious, it is infuriating. There are few use cases for xslt that would not be better served with a procedural technique, eg. python and a parser
by JonnieCache 16y ago
xslt is beyond tedious, it is infuriating. There are few use cases for xslt that would not be better served with a procedural technique, eg. python and a parser.
also the whole "using xml to define a transformation on some other xml" thing is so overly meta as to induce a massive brain hemorrhage out of my nose and all over my desk.
- wmf 16y agoFortunately you can now use XPath for simple queries and XQuery beyond that.
- JonnieCache 16y agoForgot about them. Both XPath and XQuery are excellent technologies and a probably the best thing about XML in my experience with it. I highly recommend everyone concerned with XML check them out if they havent already. I never seem to see much mention of them around XML discussions. http://www.w3schools.com/xquery/xquery_intro.asp http://www.w3schools.com/xquery/xquery_intro.asp
- jbarham 16y agoIronically probably the most popular application of XPath in the real world is jQuery selectors! Although I don't know whether that weakens or strengthens the case for JSON...
- elblanco 16y ago> I never seem to see much mention of them around XML discussions. Which is a shame since I've been banging my head against a particular set of problems for a while with XML, and XQuery nicely resolves that, and I think it's easier to use than SQL for the most part.