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Subject: Re: [xsl] Is XSLT the right name?
From: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 21:55:58 -0700

> | As I consider the tasks I perform using XSL and XSLT, I don't think of them
> | as "stylesheet" tasks.  I think of them as "transformation" tasks.  XTL
> | seems like a better name.  Does anyone else trip over the S?
> 
> The XSLT 1.0 spec allows you do use <xsl:transform>
> as a synonym of <xsl:stylesheet> to cater to folks like you :-)

And me.  I've long since made it a practice of shunning "xsl:stylesheet", and 
I've encouraged users to use "xsl:transform" in some of my articles.

Naming is very important, and the "xsl:stylesheet" artifact is somewhat of a 
blister.


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