The big thing about XSL : + clear separation from content (XML) and presentation logic (XSL), + based on XML + designed for XML transformation + "standard" and cross-platform = big hype (XSL benefits a lot from the XML hype)
I am not a big fan of XSL. The language is ugly and difficult as the article says. Right now : - XSL transformation on the client side is very difficult to implement because you are dependent of the XSL engine available on the client (which might be a very old one with extremely limited capabilities), - XSL transformation on the server side is probably not the best choice, I prefer to use scripting languages such as CFML to manipulate XML and define the presentation logic. It is 100 times more efficient, quicker to develop and to debug than a pure XSL approach. So, XSL works, but there is often better alternatives to transform XML data or define presentation logic. The technology isn't mature enough (and specifications are changing quite often...). However, it might be a good option if you need true cross-platform XML transformation / presentation logic and if the application is heavily based on XML (an XSL stylesheet could be used in Java, .NET, PHP... on the server side and/or the client side). My 2 cents. Benoit Hediard www.benorama.com -----Message d'origine----- De : Zac Spitzer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : mardi 1 octobre 2002 15:47 À : CF-Talk Objet : opinions about XSL is found this article talking about why xsl is bad http://www.xml.com/pub/a/1999/05/xsl/xslconsidered_1.html any comments? I haven't personally looked into xsl, the syntax always looked like RTF :-) through babelfish and it looks like doing client side work on the server ( ie browser stuff ) i know from my old man who does java that it's quicker to go xml-dom-xml than xsl what's peoples experience? z ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
