[Laszlo-user] More on namespaces and XML schema...

[jamesr]

I'm not sure that anyone is suggesting this, but I feel the need to  
write it anyway.

Aside from the validation of LZX (which the compiler does by virtue  
of.. compiling it) I don't personally see a reason why LZX should  
include namespaces as part of how to build a LZX document. Namespaces  
help delineate area of a document that have different formats. In the  
case of templating languages dealing with HTML, for instance,  
namespaces are used to separate templating instructions from the  
actual output, where those templating instructions are removed by  
design. In the case of a database format, they are very important,  
since data is context-free in the sense that one chunk of data may be  
completely orthogonal to the next in purpose and form.

However, as a language it is not very likely (please, imagine a  
scenario if you will) where LZX will commingle with other languages.  
It's like putting PHP into a Python program. Sure, there are external  
interfaces to allow them to speak, but because each has access to  
it's own resources lexically, you won't see one line of PHP followed  
by another line of python. Consider that in the data world this may  
be the case, but for programming language?

I don't believe that namespaces should come anywhere near code that  
describes programmatic operation. It increases the complexity of  
reading the code and describing problems with no advantage in  
allowing capability to mix declarative statements in a way that makes  
sense.

My opinion only, thanks for reading :)
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