On 10/27/05, James M Snell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Julian Reschke wrote: > > > > > +1 > > > > I think I do understand the benefits of microformats (I even put code > > into rfc2629.xslt so that it supports hcard), but it's entirely > > unclear to me why to use those over here. If microformats would have > > an advantage in *general*, we wouly only design microformats, not XML > > vocabularies, right? So why then the Atom XML format in the first place? > > > There are two clear benefits to the microformat approach for > introspection that are readily apparent: > > 1. reuse of an existing format > 2. browser displayability >
Visible data. Principle of least invention. Layered semantics. Maintain fewer documents. Learn less new syntax. Fewest possible constraints. > The first definitely deserves some strong consideration but is not, in > and of itself, enough of a justification. The second is questionable as > it has not yet been established that browser displayability is a core > requirement; from where I'm sitting, it's not. > You are listing benefits then jump to stating that they are not enough without enumerating the costs. You are missing a pretty important part of cost/benefit analysis. If I offer you a free pizza will you say "that is not enough"? - Luke
