On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, darren chamberlain wrote:

> * Chris Mungall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-26 00:03]:
> > I have written a module for manipulating data using Simple Tree AGgregate
> > datastructures (recursive Structured TAGs), currently called XML::Stag
>
> Chris,
>
> This sounds like a great module, but, like others on this list, I
> question the use of the XML namespace, since the module is not specific
> to XML.  Like Michel Rodriguez mentioned, I think the Tree namespace
> might be more appropriate, or possibly Data.

Tree doesn't seem right somehow - too algorithm focused? - but I like Data

...but then Data::STAG doesn't get across the fundamental 'tree'ness...
hmm, I shall cogitate a while

Overall I now think the XML namespace is a bad idea. However, it is
a useful tool in certain XML architectures - it would be
nice if this module were to show up at the end of searches, and if it were
included as a sidenote as part of general round-up of XML module
articles. Is there a prefered way to structure the POD documentation, or
should I just leave it as it is? I guess there are so many XML modules
this point is fairly moot.

> On a related note, this is exactly the sort of module I wish someone had
> written years ago for handling XML (even though I don't think it's use
> should be exclusively XML), because it closely mirrors how I tend to
> think of XML.  I really hope it ends up *somewhere* on CPAN.

Absolutely!

Cheers
Chris

> (darren)
>
>

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