[whatwg] Attributes vs. Elements
Daniel Glazman
daniel.glazman at disruptive-innovations.com
Mon Mar 12 23:23:08 PDT 2007
On 13/03/2007 07:12, Karl Dubost wrote:
> more references, food for thoughts.
>
> * Markup design: elements or attributes?
> http://annevankesteren.nl/2004/07/markup
>
> * Principles of XML design: When to use elements versus attributes
> http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-eleatt.html
>
> * SGML/XML: Using Elements and Attributes
> http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/elementsAndAttrs.html
I would add a major principle, rarely explicit : PRAGMATISM.
Sometimes purity calls for an element while browser implems
call for an attribute ; or the contrary. And even if implem
issues should not apply in theory, they do apply in real life...
</Daniel>
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