[webbeans-dev] Re: XML configuration format

[Scott Ferguson]

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