> On 1 Dec 2015, at 13:32, W.S. Hager <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Perhaps this is not the place to discuss this
Indeed. I can't see any particular relevance to XQuery. > , but I was quite surprised when I stumbled upon the current DOM level 4 > spec, which deprecates 4 node types in respect to XML DOM. > > Are these changes expected to affect XML DOM implementations? > The DOM spec has been hijacked by the HTML crowd, who have no interest in XML at all. It's probably time we deprecated the whole XML DOM, I find it maddening that beginners still use it in preference to far better models like JDOM2 and XOM, simply because the name "DOM" has brand recognition. Michael Kay Saxonica _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk
