On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Mauricio Pazos
<[email protected]>wrote:
> This is a good point, to not deprecate CQL.
> A short reflection:
> Searching in similar experiences (Lisp vs Common Lisp; C vs C++, ...), as
> user, I would like to use a richer language to express what I want. On the
> other hand, if you has got a limitation (maybe functional requirement) you
> can
> use the canonical syntax (but not validate). Backing to catalog, I have
> two
> possibility to express a query, cql and ecql , as user why I should use the
> poorer (cql). ?
> Is the ogc-cql a better language to consult metadata?
>
Using OGC protocols is about, among other things, to being able to switch
between platforms, so some users want to make sure they are not
using vendor extensions.
Having a strict validator is a way to ensure you are not using such
extensions.
Good documentation is another :-)
Cheers
Andrea
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