On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Graydon <graydon(_at_)marost(_dot_)ca> wrote:
Permit me to note that while XQuery is absolutely wonderful for query
tasks, it is truly horrible for transformation tasks. (This hasn't
stopped everybody, admittedly, but the syntax is not a model for
effective transformation.)
The killer app is native XML databases. They (well two that I know
of) allow you to use deploy both languages in the solutionsphere and
render the distinction moot.
Use whichever one best suits the task.
NXD's allow you to deliver a complete solution and if you can sell a
complete solution you can bypass the objectionists. The most potent
line of attack against such infiltration will be on grounds of
performance and that may also be a concern even if the head honcho is
on your side so that rather than syntax prettification is where the
community will get most bang for it's R&D buck.
Performance and an ability to co-exist and integrate peacefully with a
SQL repository - that takes care of the engineering side of the
equation.
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