I think XSLT is difficult for "traditional" programmers because the basic rules
of functional programming are not familiar to them, or they are not even aware
of them. In some cases, it is easier to fall back on what you are familiar
with. For example, today I was given this task: For each element, check to see
if each child element has the same "audience" attribute value. If it does,
promote the attribute value up to the element, and delete the attribute on each
child. And repeat this on the document tree until the values can't bubble up
any further. I wanted to use XSLT for this, but I couldn't readily think of how
to do it. So I used a familiar procedural language and did it in about an hour.
Although my client will be happy, I "cheated" myself out of a chance to learn
to do it with XSLT, and gain a broader understanding of the language. But
sometimes this is the reality of the situation.
Rick
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