[xquery-talk] XQuery needs to prohibit variable redefinition

[Michael Kay]

> We do have new data: that many
> of the beginner questions we get on this list are the result of
> confusing declarations with assignments.  This is a problem.

You can try.

I did use the fact that this was such a common XSLT mistake when I tried to
argue the point; and I predicted that XQuery users would make the same
error. But perhaps if there is concrete evidence when the 2nd last call
happens, who knows?

Mike