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Re: [xml-dev] The Rule of Least Power - does it miss the point?

From: Charles Brooking <charles.brooking@-----.-----.---.-->
To: Jonathan Robie <jonathan.robie@----------.--->
Date: 3/8/2006 10:54:00 PM
Jonathan Robie wrote:
> After following the discussion on this list and elsewhere, I decided 
> to blog on it:
> http://blogs.datadirect.com/jonathan_robie/2006/03/the_rule_of_lea_1.html

Perhaps the meaning is like this:

    * choose the least powerful language, so that, ideally, you can't
      possibly do something dangerous;
    * alternatively, choose a language that has arbitrary power, but
      that supports analysis, so you can detect danger and avoid it.

Aside from everything else, I think a title such "The Rule of Most 
Easily Analysed" as would attract zero interest or controversy. :-)

Later
Charlie

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Charles Brooking
Software Engineer
Canon Information Systems Research Australia


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