alt Hacker NewsThe issue as I see it is that XML schemas are fine[0] for immutable documents but not suited for dynamic content. As a user it would be extraordinarily frustrating for a site or web app to break midflow because of a schema validation failure after a setHTML call or something.
[0]: I’ve worked with XML schemas a lot and have grown to really dislike them actually but that’s neither here nor there
Users would be angry at any buggy software. Yours is just another example of buggy software.
Strongly typed software is a pain but it's benefits are starting to be recognized again. Unfortunately it's too late for XML.