RE: performance testing of schemas

> 
> Off-hand the metrics that I suppose would be interesting are:
> effect of multiple namespaces on performance,
> effect of number of includes/imports/redefines
> effect of using substitution groups
> effect of xsi:type
> effect of size of schema
> effect of number of constructs - elements/complexTypes 
> 

One of the areas where products are likely to differ significantly is in the
effect of using large values for minOccurs/maxOccurs.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/