Hi Roger,
It would not be correct to reason about this without a definition of
"regular" and "irregular"
Cheers,
Dimitre
On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 10:52 AM Costello, Roger L. <> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> What are the properties of “declarative”?
>
> Here’s one.
>
> Assertion #1: A key feature of declarative data is the ability of readers (both human readers and machine readers) to recognize, at a glance, the shape/topology of the data.
>
> Assertion #2: Regularity gives data a visible/parse-able shape and therefore regularity is a fundamental property of declarative.
>
> Assertion #3: Declarative is superior. Always choose declarative.
>
> Conclusion: Choose regular data over irregular data.
>
> Below is an example of regular XML-encoded data followed by an example of irregular XML-encoded data. The first is declarative and superior. Choose the former over the latter.
>
> Do you agree with my assertions, conclusion, and examples?
>
> /Roger
>
> Regular Data (declarative, preferred)
>
>
> <People>
> <Person>
> <Name>John</Name>
> <Residence>Massachusetts</Residence>
> </Person>
> <Person>
> <Name>Sara</Name>
> <Residence>Illinois</Residence>
> </Person>
> <Person>
> <Name>Bill</Name>
> <Residence>California</Residence>
> </Person>
> <Person>
> <Name>Lisa</Name>
> <Residence>New Mexico</Residence>
> </Person>
> </People>
>
> Irregular Data (inferior, avoid)
>
>
> <People>
> <Massachusetts>
> <Person>
> <Name>John</Name>
> </Person>
> </Massachusetts>
> <Person>
> <Name>Sara</Name>
> <Residence>Illinois</Residence>
> </Person>
> <Resident-of-California>
> <Person>
> <Name>Bill</Name>
> </Person>
> </ Resident-of-California>
> <New-Mexico>
> <Person>
> <Name>Lisa</Name>
> </Person>
> </New-Mexico>
> </People>
>
>
