A very similar point: many other inexperienced programmers
don't like to design data structures of any kind, and having
DOM provide a "generic data structure" design for them is
perceived as goodness.
Of course I still think SAX is usually better, but I'll leave
the "why" of that till later ... :)
- Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Kay" <>
To: "'Bullard, Claude L (Len)'" <>; "'Al Snell'" <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 3:09 PM
Subject: RE: [xml-dev] DOM or SAX: Sense and Sensibility
> > I'm curious about this subject because
> > I keep seeing people who learn just the barebones,
> > get to DOM, then use it for everything.
>
> I think for many inexperienced programmers, the imperative navigational
> style, where their own program is in control and issues requests to other
> subsystems, is the only model they really feel comfortable with. It's a
> control thing, a perception that the job of the programmer is to tell the
> computer what to do next.
>
> Mike Kay
>
>
