Here's an abbreviated feed:
<feed>
<entry>
<author><name>Raggett, D, Hors, A, and I Jacobs</name></author>
<contributor><name>Dave Raggett</name></contributor>
<contributor><name>Arnaud Le Hors</name></contributor>
<contributor><name>Ian Jacobs</name></contributor>
</entry>
<entry>
<author><name>Homer Simpson</name></author>
<contributor><name>Marge Simpson</name></contributor>
</entry>
<entry>
<author><name>Barney Rubble, Esq</name></author>
</entry>
<entry>
<author><name>Simpson, H J, and D Raggett</name></author>
<contributor><name>Dave Raggett</name></contributor>
<contributor><name>Homer Simpson</name></contributor>
</entry>
<entry>
<author><name>Raggett, D, and H J Simpson</name></author>
<contributor><name>Dave Raggett</name></contributor>
<contributor><name>Homer Simpson</name></contributor>
</entry>
</feed>
The very real task I have is to produce an A-Z index of authors.
Is this right:
Arnaud Le Hors
Barney Rubble, Esq
Dave Raggett
Dave Raggett
Dave Raggett
Homer Simpson
Homer Simpson
Homer Simpson
Ian Jacobs
Marge Simpson
Raggett, D, and H J Simpson
Raggett, D, Hors, A, and I Jacobs
Simpson, H J, and D Raggett
maybe this is better:
Arnaud Le Hors
Barney Rubble, Esq
Dave Raggett
Homer Simpson
Ian Jacobs
Marge Simpson
Raggett, D, and H J Simpson
Raggett, D, Hors, A, and I Jacobs
Simpson, H J, and D Raggett
getting closer:
Arnaud Le Hors
Barney Rubble, Esq
Dave Raggett
Homer Simpson
Ian Jacobs
Marge Simpson
finally, is this it:
Arnaud Le Hors
Barney Rubble, Esq
Dave Raggett
Homer Simpson
Ian Jacobs
The first list is obviously wrong, and so is the second, and the third list
is also wrong (Marge Simpson is a contributor, not an author ... or in the
words of the format-08 spec, Marge "contributed to an entry", but was not
indicated to be an "author of" that entry).
The last list looks correct, right?
But there's a problem. Can you spot it?
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