[exprla-devel] Re: [XPL] (unknown)

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--- In xpl-dev@y..., Jonathan Burns <saski@w...> wrote:
rod@c... wrote:

>  Hi, I just joined this list so I'm not clear about the goals or
> features of XPL. In any case, I joined this group to help me 
detemine
> whether XML could be used as a meta-language for representing
> programming languages.

Absolutely. If there is one agreed goal for XPL, this is it.

> I know XML can be used for defining languages
> for representing data. However, a programming language needs 
entities
> that are not included in a data representation language, such as
> variables. I know that XSLT has variables that could be used while
> transforming an XML doc. However, the XML doc doesn't have 
variables.
> Will XPL address this?

XPL will have to, no question.

At the moment, the best way to address the issue is to look at the 
XSLT
literature (I'm starting with www.w3.org/XML, myself), and try to see
how you would make XSLT variables serve the purpose.

Also, you might look into the archive for this group, for a post 
titled:

"[xpl] Variable = Container = Element ... = Directory?", 05/16/00.
That was my thoughts on what should be in XPL variables.

Thanks and welcome aboard

Jonathan
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