I will weigh in on this as well. There are cases that you want to write a lot of JavaScript and there are cases that you want to minimize the amount of JavaScript that you need to write. XML will help developers and non developers create larger and more complex AJAX applications by making it easier to develop and maintain. The ease of use of XML over JavaScript comes from three factors:
1.) Presentation: By having XML that describes your UI it separates the presentation from business logic. This separation allows for a more diverse team approach to building applications. Not everyone can code JavaScript, having a simple XML dialect that describes your UI makes it easier for UI designers to build screens, and engineers proficient in code to handle business logic. HTML is a perfect example of this. Today, web applications could be written as JavaScript instead of HTML. 2.) Data binding: Most if not allow applications have some data presentation as part of its functionality. Allowing users to embed data binding rules simplifies the application code needed. Again a more diverse set of engineers can be used to build even big applications faster. 3.) Tooling: Describing the UI in XML also simplifies the development of Visual WYSIWYG Editors which can create and modify UI screens. Visual Editors simplifies the development even further. Other tooling options such as XSLT can be used to create the XML needed to create your UI as Craeg Strong pointed out.XML doesn't replace the need for JavaScript, just gives users options. JavaScript will be used to handle events on the client as well as build application UI under certain situations or because of personal preferences. Regards, Bob (Buffone) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
