Nice post (but do we really need the CSS?). Question: why is the XML file static? I myself have used static XML files before (if i need a new record, i add one by hand via vim), but in 'real world', that data is stored in a relation database. If you had used XML::Generator::DBI, then i could see the point better, but having the "boss" handle the XML file seems, wrong.

Also, i feel compelled to mention that unless you are looking for platform independence, XML/XSLT just isn't as fun as a pure Perl templating solution, such as HTML::Template or Template, IMHO. I really think this would have been a better article if you had included them as well. But effort++. :)

Addendum: indeed, i really wish you had made this article more general, as what you are describing is the model view control "pattern".

jeffa

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In reply to (jeffa) Re: XSL/XML/Perl as a development process by jeffa
in thread <strike>XSL/XML/Perl as a development process</strike> by chunlou

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