Re: [xml-dev] How does XML limit "the range of implementation decisions that must be automatically made"?

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Ihe Onwuka <>
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Michael Kay <>
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Re: [xml-dev] How does XML limit "the range of implementation decisions that must be automatically made"?
On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 7:16 AM Michael Kay <[email protected]> wrote:

I actually think he's wrong. Nonprocedural programming is most successful in domains such as database query (SQL) where there's a vast range of implementation decisions to be made (query execution plans), and choosing the right one is best done by a machine rather than a human.

Michael Kay
Saxonica


Which is why I consider query optimisers to be a form of AI.