Jim Fuller wrote:
>>Although there might be opinions to the contrary, I find that
>>using FXSL one can often produce elegant solutions to
>>problems that otherwise would be difficult to solve.
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> +1 elegant and fast....
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> most folks who use XSLT would do themselves a world of good by looking
> at FXSL, I just wish there was more descriptive articles on FXSL.
>
Dimitri,
I'm going on Jim Fuller's advice here. I've just been trying to read the
information at fxslt.sf.net but have immediately run into a wall. The
"Functional Programming" subheading of your #Starting_point. The
examples you have there are nothing but gobbledey gook for us
non-computer-scientist-professors.
Can I suggest that fxslt would be a whole lot more useful if people
could crack the documentation without embarking on a major oddesey (ie.
having to go read "Why functional programming matters" before being able
to get through the second page in "The Functional Programming Language
XSLT - A proof through examples"). If there's no other way, then it
stands to reasons I suppose. Otherwise, maybe a section entitled "Here's
a bunch of useful XSLT stuff I worked hard on, and here's how you can
use it" would be really handy ;)
I plan on reading it (WFPM) anyway because I am intrigued by the concept
you seem to be proposing here for XSLT. I just hope I can make it
through without having to go do that degree in computer science -- in
which case I've been unfortunate in my gamble to pour time/energy into
attempting to understant fxslt (which would be my own fault --
occupational hazzard).
At the end of the day, I am not a computer scientist as much as a
template designer looking to get some usefulness out of your work (some
sort of template lib?). I don't know if that excludes me from your
target audience. It may not be intended for my type I guess :/ In which
case, please ignore my whining and moaning.
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