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> This specification should be read like all other specifications. First, it should be read cover-to-cover, multiple times. Then, it should be read backwards at
by wppick 10y ago
> This specification should be read like all other specifications. First, it should be read cover-to-cover, multiple times. Then, it should be read backwards at least once. Then it should be read by picking random sections from the contents list and following all the cross-references.
Not sure if this is serious. https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/REC-html51-20161101/introduction.html#how-to-read-this-specification https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/REC-html51-20161101/introduction....
- mstade 10y agoI don't think it is. It reminds me of something I've read before. I immediately thought of Hitchiker's Guide, but can't find the reference so it might not be. Still, I have a very distinct feeling I've read this before.
- Manishearth 10y agoIt's mostly an import of the whatwg spec, which gets whimsical at times. That is actually a pretty accurate representation of how reading entire specs with intent to implement goes. I've done this twice with the xhr and file specs :) Maybe not the reading backwards part.