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I know several people that are productive with that language without a psychiatrist.

Take for example XSLT. You are saying that all XSLT programmers are mad?

Not at all. However, if they enjoy it, I'm not convinced they're sane either.

So everyone who is not mainstream is subject to not being sane? What a strange hacker attitude...

The point I'm trying to make is that while I'm sure you could make an XML-based DSL that does its job, I don't think anyone would enjoy using it over an alternate way of implementing the language. Thus, being forced to program in it would drive them insane.

Are you sure you haven't misspelled you nick when registering? I mean, g and b are like right next to each other...

Who is patrickb? Why should I change my name?

[edit: ok, I get it! :) ]

I was trying to be funny, but failed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Bateman

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