Thats what I was hoping you would say :)
alan
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Subject: Re: Ant Principles
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> Alan Santos wrote:
> > oh. err... Do you consider the ${var}, the &entity; or both
> > to be nonstandard and are looking to replace text-replacement
> > with something else?
>
> &entity; is standard and built into the parser.
>
> ${var} is a ant innovation that has been the subject of much confusion and
> debate. The question that needs to be asked: are the added functions and
> flexibility it provides worth the added conceptual overhead?
>
> - Sam Ruby
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