I want to comment on an aspect of your writing style.

Throughout your writeup you are trying to anticipate critical thoughts your readers might have, putting them in their mouth as it were, so as to obviate the need for actually thinking them. The very subject is an example, and it goes on with

  • heretical possibly insane abuse of the xml format
  • a CGI system _ gasp _ yes handrolled
  • the heresy bit
  • lots of people are shaking their heads already
  • method in my madness

    ...and more.

    That makes you come across as insecure and presumptive at the same time, not an ideal setting for the reception of unconventional ideas.

    Anno

    In reply to Re: more bracket chaos by Anno
    in thread more bracket chaos by simonodell

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