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Posted to dev@asterixdb.apache.org by Eldon Carman <ec...@ucr.edu> on 2015/10/15 23:06:58 UTC
formating XML
I found this e-mail about formatting XML [1] in our old google group
mailing list. Do we want to use these formatting guidelines for our
project? If so, should we add this to our directions for setting up
eclipse. :-)
Mahalo,
Preston
[1] https://groups.google.com/d/msg/asterixdb-dev/GtaQ4W7fYGQ/uskBBFN3vYoJ
Re: formating XML
Posted by Jochen Wiedmann <jo...@gmail.com>.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 10:34 AM, abdullah alamoudi <ba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I believe this is about the format style of the xml files (i.e lines vs.
> tabs, indentation size, max line size, etc).
Exactly what I am referring to do. With XML, be concerned about the
content, and ignore these things whenever possible.
Jochen
--
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Re: formating XML
Posted by Ted Dunning <te...@gmail.com>.
Whether formatting rules are useful depends on the content.
For config files, conventions help humans a lot.
For text markups, formatting conventions can be disastrous because the text
is changed to include whitespace.
Yes. Focus on semantics, but consistent formatting and layout helps (human)
readers focus on the semantics.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 5:59 AM, Mike Carey <dt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Agreed. (One could make the same argument against formatting guidelines
> for any normal programming language as well. This is just about
> readability/maintainability rules.)
>
>
> On 10/16/15 1:34 AM, abdullah alamoudi wrote:
>
>> I believe this is about the format style of the xml files (i.e lines vs.
>> tabs, indentation size, max line size, etc). I don't see any harm in
>> fixing
>> that and I think that is a good idea.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Abdullah.
>>
>> Amoudi, Abdullah.
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 7:23 PM, Jochen Wiedmann <
>> jochen.wiedmann@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> With XML, I *very strongly* discourage any formatting guidelines, aka
>>> syntax rules. XML is about semantics. Syntax is something you'll
>>> sooner or later end up struggling against.
>>>
>>> Jochen
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 11:06 PM, Eldon Carman <ec...@ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I found this e-mail about formatting XML [1] in our old google group
>>>> mailing list. Do we want to use these formatting guidelines for our
>>>> project? If so, should we add this to our directions for setting up
>>>> eclipse. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Mahalo,
>>>> Preston
>>>>
>>>> [1]
>>>>
>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/asterixdb-dev/GtaQ4W7fYGQ/uskBBFN3vYoJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> The next time you hear: "Don't reinvent the wheel!"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.keystonedevelopment.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/evolution-of-the-wheel-300x85.jpg
>>>
>>>
>
Re: formating XML
Posted by Mike Carey <dt...@gmail.com>.
Agreed. (One could make the same argument against formatting guidelines
for any normal programming language as well. This is just about
readability/maintainability rules.)
On 10/16/15 1:34 AM, abdullah alamoudi wrote:
> I believe this is about the format style of the xml files (i.e lines vs.
> tabs, indentation size, max line size, etc). I don't see any harm in fixing
> that and I think that is a good idea.
>
> Cheers,
> Abdullah.
>
> Amoudi, Abdullah.
>
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 7:23 PM, Jochen Wiedmann <jo...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> With XML, I *very strongly* discourage any formatting guidelines, aka
>> syntax rules. XML is about semantics. Syntax is something you'll
>> sooner or later end up struggling against.
>>
>> Jochen
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 11:06 PM, Eldon Carman <ec...@ucr.edu> wrote:
>>> I found this e-mail about formatting XML [1] in our old google group
>>> mailing list. Do we want to use these formatting guidelines for our
>>> project? If so, should we add this to our directions for setting up
>>> eclipse. :-)
>>>
>>> Mahalo,
>>> Preston
>>>
>>> [1]
>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/asterixdb-dev/GtaQ4W7fYGQ/uskBBFN3vYoJ
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> The next time you hear: "Don't reinvent the wheel!"
>>
>>
>> http://www.keystonedevelopment.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/evolution-of-the-wheel-300x85.jpg
>>
Re: formating XML
Posted by abdullah alamoudi <ba...@gmail.com>.
I believe this is about the format style of the xml files (i.e lines vs.
tabs, indentation size, max line size, etc). I don't see any harm in fixing
that and I think that is a good idea.
Cheers,
Abdullah.
Amoudi, Abdullah.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 7:23 PM, Jochen Wiedmann <jo...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> With XML, I *very strongly* discourage any formatting guidelines, aka
> syntax rules. XML is about semantics. Syntax is something you'll
> sooner or later end up struggling against.
>
> Jochen
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 11:06 PM, Eldon Carman <ec...@ucr.edu> wrote:
> > I found this e-mail about formatting XML [1] in our old google group
> > mailing list. Do we want to use these formatting guidelines for our
> > project? If so, should we add this to our directions for setting up
> > eclipse. :-)
> >
> > Mahalo,
> > Preston
> >
> > [1]
> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/asterixdb-dev/GtaQ4W7fYGQ/uskBBFN3vYoJ
>
>
>
> --
> The next time you hear: "Don't reinvent the wheel!"
>
>
> http://www.keystonedevelopment.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/evolution-of-the-wheel-300x85.jpg
>
Re: formating XML
Posted by Jochen Wiedmann <jo...@gmail.com>.
With XML, I *very strongly* discourage any formatting guidelines, aka
syntax rules. XML is about semantics. Syntax is something you'll
sooner or later end up struggling against.
Jochen
On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 11:06 PM, Eldon Carman <ec...@ucr.edu> wrote:
> I found this e-mail about formatting XML [1] in our old google group
> mailing list. Do we want to use these formatting guidelines for our
> project? If so, should we add this to our directions for setting up
> eclipse. :-)
>
> Mahalo,
> Preston
>
> [1] https://groups.google.com/d/msg/asterixdb-dev/GtaQ4W7fYGQ/uskBBFN3vYoJ
--
The next time you hear: "Don't reinvent the wheel!"
http://www.keystonedevelopment.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/evolution-of-the-wheel-300x85.jpg
Re: formating XML
Posted by Till Westmann <ti...@apache.org>.
I’m in :)
We could also add this more detailed information to [1].
Cheers,
Till
[1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ASTERIXDB/Code+formatting
On 15 Oct 2015, at 14:06, Eldon Carman wrote:
> I found this e-mail about formatting XML [1] in our old google group
> mailing list. Do we want to use these formatting guidelines for our
> project? If so, should we add this to our directions for setting up
> eclipse. :-)
>
> Mahalo,
> Preston
>
> [1] https://groups.google.com/d/msg/asterixdb-dev/GtaQ4W7fYGQ/uskBBFN3vYoJ