"Mike Schilling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "John Bokma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Yup, but ISO C++ is a standard, and XML is a recommendation. > > And the practical difference between the two is.... > > That's right, nil. If you both read them as a collection of words, you're right. However, as a (freelance) programmer, things like this *do* make a difference to me, and my customers. Otherwise I can suck on my thumb, write some words on a piece of paper, and call them standards myself. -- John Small Perl scripts: http://johnbokma.com/perl/ Perl programmer available: http://castleamber.com/ I ploink googlegroups.com :-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list