From: Brian I. <in...@tt...> - 2003-10-18 21:54:14
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On 18/10/03 18:59 +0200, Oren Ben-Kiki wrote: > Brian Ingerson [mailto:in...@tt...] wrote: > > > +3/4. Losing the word "document" is a good idea. I'm a bit > > > uncomfortable with the word "entity" though. > > > > +1 The word entity in this context is just mushy. It conjurs > > up no firm concept of what we're talking about. > > > > So I have an idea: > > > > - XML is a *document* markup language. Its top level node is a > > *document*. > > - YAML is a *serialization* language. Its top level node is a > > *serialization*. > > Much nicer. I think you got it. It is a pity the word "Serialization" is > so long, but you are right, it best expresses the intent - much better > than "entity". s11n? ;-) Cheers, Brian |