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I think it is incredibly stupid to collapse practice to standard before it is ready. It calcifies and damages innovation.
by joshu 17y ago
I think it is incredibly stupid to collapse practice to standard before it is ready. It calcifies and damages innovation.
- wmf 17y agoHow many million users counts as ready?
- joshu 17y agoThat's irrelevant. Are you prepared to have the format never change again? That is when you codify a standard, not before.
- wmf 17y agoI think there's room for different approaches to standardization. For example: 1. Write draft spec 2. Implement it (steps 1 and 2 are backwards from the usual) 3. Use implementation experience to revise the spec 4. Lock down the spec into a standard