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List:       xml-dev
Subject:    Re: [xml-dev] Four fine text-based data formats ... liberate yourself from one (silo) data format
From:       Ihe Onwuka <ihe.onwuka () gmail ! com>
Date:       2013-03-24 16:33:22
Message-ID: CALfs7+xEW-rYN_PW=Qnhth7KbRqxUr5n-vtpV4UY4f8aC+vH3A () mail ! gmail ! com
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> What about semantics; is one data format semantically richer than another=
? No! All of the data formats are just syntax. Semantics must be applied to=
 the syntax. How are semantics applied to syntax? Easy, write a software pr=
ogram that does something when it sees certain syntax. The software gives l=
ife to the syntax - it gives semantics to the syntax.
>

If you wanted all such software programs to behave uniformly with
respect to the same syntax (please tell me why you wouldn't) what do
you think you'd end up with.

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