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Subject: Re: [xsl] XSLT Hello World
From: Ihe Onwuka <ihe.onwuka@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:01:11 +0000

thats you.

many others said sod this i'm going to use javascript and json for any
number of reasons that have been expressed in this thread.

On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I remember being genuinely confused why anyone would call xsl:variable
> "xsl:variable" when it was in fact a constant.
>
> The list experts explained to me why it's called that, I learned
> something, and then I was happy.
>
> It's no different to text() or != or whatever part of the language we
> repeat this thread on next.
>
> (by the way Im specifically talking about != and not = vs eq)
>
> On 25 March 2014 14:38, Ihe Onwuka <ihe.onwuka@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Exactly.
>>
>> But the fact that I understand the difference between eq and = it
>> doesn't mean I can't appreciate it's potential to p**s people off.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Here "misused" doesn't mean "will give the wrong answer most of the
>>>> time."  Here "misused" means "should be avoided because
>>>> A. There is a better way to do it.
>>>> B. Occasionally in some contexts and with some inputs, it will give
>>>> unexpected/undesirable results."
>>>
>>> Exactly.
>>>
>>> The same goes for !=
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Andrew Welch
>>> http://andrewjwelch.com


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