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No disrespect intended. You've undoubtedly got a much better grasp of these APIs than I do! However... > Working on top of all the major APIs is the right thin
by Benjamin_Dobell 10y ago
No disrespect intended. You've undoubtedly got a much better grasp of these APIs than I do! However...
> Working on top of all the major APIs is the right thing for the web.
A standard is the right thing for the web. Whether that's an abstraction or agreement upon an existing implementation remains to be seen.
- om2 10y agoI agree with you that a cross-browser standard is the right thing. We worked hard to bring all the interested parties to the table to kick off this standards effort. What the output looks like remains to be seen.
- mayoff 10y agoAgreement upon an existing implementation is not sufficient. WebSQL was rejected because it had only one implementation (SQLite). https://www.w3.org/TR/webdatabase/ https://www.w3.org/TR/webdatabase/
- MBCook 10y agoYou do realize you're commenting on a Web standard proposal right? This is in the document were Apple just said "here's what we're doing, deal with it", there are literally trying to work with the community on how it should look.