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.

Thanks,
Jim Knutson
WebSphere J2EE Architect
Scott Ferguson <ferg@caucho.com>

Scott Ferguson <ferg@caucho.com> 01/07/2009 05:41 PM

To Jim Knutson/Austin/IBM@IBMUS cc Michael Keith <MICHAEL.KEITH@oracle.com>, Gavin King <gavin.king@gmail.com>, Java Community Process JSR #299 Expert List <JSR-299-EG@jcp.org>, Matt Drees <matt.drees@gmail.com>, WebBeans <webbeans-dev@lists.jboss.org> Subject Re: XML configuration format

On Jan 7, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Jim Knutson wrote:

given that a new schema syntax doesn't really add much additional value