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Re: Testing 2 XML documents for equality - a solution

2005-03-31 13:03:36
Hi Mukul,


On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 04:36:32 -0800 (PST), Mukul Gandhi
<mukul_gandhi(_at_)yahoo(_dot_)com> wrote:
Hi Dimitre,
 I am really not good at mathematics at this level. I
did studied about relations like "symmetric, reflexive
and transitive" time back. But I did so just to score
grades. I had no idea then their practical use.. It is
indeed enlightening for me to know they have real
practical use (in XML & XSLT!). I cannot define my
problem in these terms.. As my knowledge is limited.

This confirms the conclusion that here we see attempts at offering a
solution to a problem that is not well defined.

How can we then judge the solution? 


I would be happy if you can define in these precise
terms the problem I am trying to solve(based on my
earlier posts to this thread).

Impossible.

 I'll keep it as a
reference for future use. I defined the problem (I am
trying to solve) from an average programmer's point of
view.. And I think that it is quite understandable to
an average programmer ;)

A number of very wise people already explained why this is difficult
to define -- they also found holes in your definition (and
understanding) of the problem. These people obviously are not average
programmers.

Cheers,
Dimitre Novatchev.

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