Oh come on, it's just declarative. Like all your other favourites: make, regexp, css, sql, ... - Toby Thain

I am reminded of Terminator 2, wherein Sarah Connor tries to assassinate the inventor of a weapon of mass destruction, in the hopes of averting the terrible future. In the same way, I feel like I need to go back in time to convince the XSL drafting committee: "Guys, it was a nice idea, but it turned out HORRIBLE. Just don't. Go invent network-ready toasters, or something." - Pistos

@qu1j0t3: No really, time and again, I find them making what should be simple and straightforward into a nightmare of syntax and usage lookup. I'd pick simple template systems over XSL every time. Current case in point: You'd think it'd be simple to do "whenever you see this tag, replace it with this", but it's not (due to template nesting). - Pistos

How do you replace a tag with a "simple template system"? - Toby Thain