[sc34wg3] CTM block syntax vs. TMQL embedded expressions

[Robert Barta]

On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 05:52:47AM -0800, Dmitry wrote:
> >And {} is perfect (well, familar) for deep nesting. Where is deep
> >nesting in CTM?

> It is unfortunate that CTM does not allow nesting. Templates are
> used now in places where nesting would be more natural.

True. But AFAIK nesting is not on the plate for CTM 1.0.

> N3 is a good example of how nesting can help to define complex
> structures in a compact form without additional mechanism for
> templates.

I agree, and that is also where AsTMa= is going. Effectively,
everywhere where a topic id is allowed, a fully-fledged topic
definition can be.

But not even there you can get away without the {}'s (although there
is admittedly some other price to pay).

\rho