Lachlan Hunt wrote:
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I don't understand what's wrong with the XML error handling. I think it's great because errors should be caught and handled during the authoring process and by the CMS, which XML essentially forces.
<http://diveintomark.org/archives/2004/01/14/thought_experiment>
As I said above, "errors should be caught and handled during the authoring process and by the CMS". That is clearly just a case of the CMS not doing it's job properly and a broken implementation doesn't mean the language is broken.
The nature of XML requires that both the client and publishing tool enforce well-formedness, not just one or the other. If your CMS isn't up to the job, then you shouldn't even attempt to maintain a well formed document that accepts input from external sources.
I agree with Henri's comment about using ad hoc print statements, rather than a true XML tool that guarentees well formed output.
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