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a brief introduction to XML-related technologies

Modularity

E.g.: tires are very modular — you can put Good-Year or Michelins, all-season or snow tires, white-wall or plain, on your Toyota or your Chevy.

Ever tried to get a new key for a post-2000 Honda?

  • often tied in to proprietariness
  • the key is in the agreement of how the pieces of the whole talk to one another (API)
  • tools change almost daily
  • you want to be able to swap in newer (better) version of a component without upsetting the rest of your chain
  • many very modular projects have started (e.g., Granby, MOTS15); have any finished?