tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post7555961450826980273..comments2022-03-28T05:51:26.366-07:00Comments on Useless Factor: XML pattern matchingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902922561603041049noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post-4525457523258707602009-02-07T12:14:00.000-08:002009-02-07T12:14:00.000-08:00I was wrong. I thought VB integrated schema check...I was wrong. I thought VB integrated schema checking, but it only has support for XML IntelliSense.br1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16868211253715877783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post-24180127634716980472009-02-06T15:22:00.000-08:002009-02-06T15:22:00.000-08:00Factor's XML literals are checked at parse time fo...Factor's XML literals are checked at parse time for well-formedness, and there is no way to generate malformed XML. Also the code generated is efficient since there's a compile-time transform going on. So what exactly does the VB approach buy us, other than a facepalm-inducing complication of the grammar?Slava Pestovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768382790667979877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post-53105805162952693992009-02-06T10:59:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:59:00.000-08:00Xml literals in VB integrate with the type system....Xml literals in VB integrate with the type system. They pay a hefty implementation cost, but end up with a more powerful feature. It's not really comparable; Xml literals in Factor are just better sintax.br1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16868211253715877783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post-59134295248288360292009-02-05T16:51:00.000-08:002009-02-05T16:51:00.000-08:00In 20 years, Jeff Atwood won't be useful any longe...In 20 years, Jeff Atwood won't be useful any longer, but XML probably will be.Slava Pestovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768382790667979877noreply@blogger.com