On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 3:28 AM, Michael Kay <> wrote:
> > I like the idea of the
> > processing instruction. Although it seems that it should be
> > a standardized one (e.g. <?xml:docclosed ...?>) that all
> > parsers can look for.
>
> I'm afraid I find this all completely bizarre.
Heh, it was your idea...
> I thought the days when you
> put "****" at the end of a data file because you couldn't rely on the I/O
> system reporting that you'd hit the end of your reel of paper tape were gone
> about 40 years ago.
>
For modern file systems it does seem a little belt and suspender like.
However, when you start playing with AJAX fragments being sent out
over random Internet connections I can see why some people might think
they need this. It's not going to cost that much, you can ignore it
99.9% of the time. Is there any harm in it?
--
Peter Hunsberger
