RE: [xml-dev] Lesson Learned: Use namespaces for both markup and data

From
Michael Kay <>
To
'Amelia A Lewis' <>, "'Costello, Roger L.'" <>
Date
2009-08-12T03:06:50Z
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<77407996898B4F16BB07BDDC487CC5BD@Sealion>
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RE: [xml-dev] Lesson Learned: Use namespaces for both markup and data
> 
> QNames in content are a *terrible* idea.
> 

Yes - but they are an almost inevitable consequence of namespace prefixes,
which are themselves an inevitable consequence of using unmanageable strings
as namespace names.

Regards,

Michael Kay
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