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		eddd-ddde 74 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Removing XSLT for a more secure browser What does XSLT provide that you cannot achieve with plain JS?

basscomm 74 days ago | [–]

I'm not much of a programmer, but XSLT being declarative means that I can knock out a decent-looking template without having to do a whole lot of programming work.

bmacho 72 days ago | [–]

It can style RSS without enabling javascript and all that spy and malware.

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