[webbeans-dev] Re: XML configuration format
On Jan 7, 2009, at 4:05 PM, Jim Knutson wrote:
Given the fact that changing syntax requires work, but doesn't
let
you do anything different than the old syntax, it doesn't add much
additional value. What value it would bring is aesthetic for the
most part.
Unfortunately, Jim, that's just a restatement of your original claim,
again without backing it up. That's not evidence or support.
The WebBeans architecture is richer, more modular, and more extensible
than DTD-style syntax can handle cleanly. If you try to rewrite the
examples with your proposed syntax, you'll understand the issues
raised by the richer semantics. In other words, it's necessary to read
and understand the architecture of the spec, and work through some
examples, not just skimming, before making such a broad statement.
-- Scott