XForms will revitalize the client
Understanding XML: XML In the Crystal Ball: XForms and the Revitalized Client
Not surprisingly, I agree with everything that Kurt Cagle is saying in this post.
One of the things I have always hated about web development is the need to create masses of JavaScript just to enforce a handful of constraints.
XForms had made it much more natural to generate user interfaces and gets rid of the need for much of the current layout code and almost all the client-side code.
Even now, I use XForms on the client side and use XSLT to generate (admittedly simple) forms for the browser. Being able to pass XForms to the client will eliminate a whole lot of code on both the server and the client, simplifying everything.
I can’t wait.