Subject: Re: [xsl] xsl compact syntax using xquery From: Ihe Onwuka <ihe.onwuka@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:32:24 +0100 |
On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I like to tell dot-and-curly-brace fans that XSLT syntax ends up as a > kind of "syntax coloring" for experienced users. We don't read the > tags any more: we can tell what's happening from scanning the match > patterns, select expressions, LREs, modes and a few other things; > True. With Vim colour coding I don't notice the XML syntax at all. It is no hindrance to me. > > and > it turns out the verbosity of the XSLT tag set is weirdly conducive to > this kind of "in your head" compiling. Indeed, this verbosity may be > more apparent than real, since while XSLT claims screen space, the > list of possible elements in XSLT is actually quite short -- with the > result that for an experienced user, @match, @select and LREs really > jump out. > The truth is that not allowing yourself to be distracted by syntax is a skill that (like being multi-paradigm) not enough programmers master. You should be able to see through the syntax and get at the underlying concepts in fact I wonder whether unfamiliarity with the concepts is the underlying factor at play. I wish I were more perfect in this regard but the truth is that I have always had difficulty reading Java.
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