Re: [xml-dev] The remarkable similarities between XSLT and Flex/Lex

On Fri, 24 Jun 2022 at 11:57, Michael Kay <> wrote:
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> The first rule-based language I encountered based on the pattern-action paradigm was SNOBOL, back in the early 70s. One of the most popular was (and is) awk. I'm sure that the people who devised DSSSL and subsequently XSLT will have been aware of this language tradition.

You surprise me Michael. I thought James was a single author behind
both of those (at least 1.0).

regards

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