Thinking XML: State of the Art in XML Modeling
By Uche Ogbuji2005-05-16
Wrap-up
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Good annotations of schemata are very important, regardless of whether or not they lead to semantic transparency. It might even be enough to maintain a separate data dictionary document, of the sort familiar to database developers. For each term used in the schema, a data dictionary provides a description that informally fills in the semantics for that term. As you recognize the supremacy of text in XML, the importance of semantic transparency becomes clear. Since all XML processing is ultimately a matter of interpreting language, it is essential to find ways to reduce the ambiguity of that interpretation. If you have any thoughts on schemata, schema annotations, data typing, or related topics, please share them by posting on the Thinking XML discussion forum.
Tutorial Pages:
» What do developers need to know about the various approaches to semantic transparency?
» Formal schemata, informal transparency
» A prominent red herring
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