Here's a link to Terence Parr's "Humans should not have to grok XML" article:
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-sbxml.html In it he explains the distinction between XML as a data representation format, the use for which it was AFAIK intended, vs. as an explicit interface for human consumption. Regardless of your own position, I found it an interesting read. Terence is an example of a noted personality in the OSS community who develops in Java but has never touched Ant precisely _because_ of its XML interface. So such developers definitely exist, thought it's quite possible he is the only one whose aversion to human-targeted XML is a strong enough deterrent in and of itself. ;) -Matt --- "Scot P. Floess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd have to agree with Rob... Have you ever looked > at Voice XML? It took is scripting but using XML as > the "markup" language.... > > What is your aversion to XML with regards to it as a > scripting language? I personally like it... > > -----Original Message----- > >From: "Anderson, Rob (Global Trade)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Feb 8, 2007 12:58 PM > >To: Ant Users List <user@ant.apache.org> > >Subject: RE: Python implementation for Ant > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Hans Schwaebli > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 3:01 AM > >> To: Ant Users List > >> Subject: Python implementation for Ant > >> > >> What do you think about the XML format used for > writing Ant > >> scripts? I don't like it. > >> > >> What about writing Ant scripts in a script > language like > >> Python or Jython instead of writing them in XML? > I think it > >> would be much more productive. > >> > >> There seems to be a private project for this, > but it is not > >> official, not from Apache. > > > >I have no issues with XML. It seems to work well > for me. It is easy to > >read, understand, and maintain build files in XML > format. I have no > >desire to change the way I am currently writing > build files. > > > >-Rob Anderson > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Scot P. Floess > 27 Lake Royale > Louisburg, NC 27549 > > (252) 478-8087 (Home) > (919) 754-4592 (Work) > > Chief Architect JPlate > http://sourceforge.net/projects/jplate > Chief Architect JavaPIM > http://sourceforge.net/projects/javapim > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
