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Ugh, yes. I recently wrote a parser for an ISO standard file format. I had to base it on the draft submission because they wanted me to pay them a bunch of mone

Ugh, yes. I recently wrote a parser for an ISO standard file format. I had to base it on the draft submission because they wanted me to pay them a bunch of money for the actual end standard. I really hope the final standard didn't have any substantive changes, so that my implementation is correct. But all I can really do is cross my fingers since it at least seems to work with available data. Charging for standards has a direct negative effect on the proliferation of those standards, especially today when a lot of code is written as open source hobby projects, which are left out in the cold.

userbinator 10y ago
You can find some standards at the usual places for books etc. (LibGen has some), but if you are not in a hurry then scouring the Internet very thoroughly will usually yield results. Google won't as easily show you as it used to, but careful queries and following leads through forums and such can bear fruit. You know you're getting close when Google starts showing "results removed due to DMCA" messages and requiring you to enter a CAPTCHA "because your search queries look unusual" --- the latter may even be intended purposely as a form of discouragement, but persevere and eventually you will find what you're looking for. Then, once you've found a source, always remember to bookmark it and save a copy. They disappear from search indices quickly, despite the site still being around. It also helps to repeat your search periodically as sometimes the "shifting sands can uncover treasure momentarily" ;-)
i336_ 10y ago
Since you're posting from a throwaway, what ISO standard was it? Also put some form of anonymous contact info in your profile. Low chances, but who knows... EDIT: Looks like your account has a bit of history to it. If there isn't anything particularly identifying in there, the above idea should be good.

userbinator 10y ago

You can find some standards at the usual places for books etc. (LibGen has some), but if you are not in a hurry then scouring the Internet very thoroughly will usually yield results. Google won't as easily show you as it used to, but careful queries and following leads through forums and such can bear fruit. You know you're getting close when Google starts showing "results removed due to DMCA" messages and requiring you to enter a CAPTCHA "because your search queries look unusual" --- the latter may even be intended purposely as a form of discouragement, but persevere and eventually you will find what you're looking for. Then, once you've found a source, always remember to bookmark it and save a copy. They disappear from search indices quickly, despite the site still being around. It also helps to repeat your search periodically as sometimes the "shifting sands can uncover treasure momentarily" ;-)

i336_ 10y ago

Since you're posting from a throwaway, what ISO standard was it? Also put some form of anonymous contact info in your profile. Low chances, but who knows... EDIT: Looks like your account has a bit of history to it. If there isn't anything particularly identifying in there, the above idea should be good.