Paul Sharpe
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:22:21 -0700
More on XML/XSLT/seperation of roles philosophy http://xml.apache.org/cocoon2/index.html paul Ian Brayshaw wrote: > > <snip type="inevitable love/hate circular debate"/> > > I was going to stay quiet on this one (still don't know why I am now joining > in). > > I am finding XSLT & XML to be a good alternative to normal templating > techniques. One of the biggest benifits I've found is being able to generate > the one data set and have it rendered in different ways for different > applications. I presume this is possible in TT2. H::T has the drawback of > only allowing substitutions for tags defined in the template. Changing the > template to render say a reduced set of data typically involves changing > code. > > I'm also free to choose my transformation platform, using something like > XML::LibXML or Saxon on the server side, or just throwing it straight to the > user and letting their browser take care of the rest. > > Don't think DW jockeys will like the XSLT, but I'm fortunate in not having > to deal with them. > > My £0.02 > > Ian > (... trying desparately to avoid joining the XML bandwagon ...) > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.