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It is possible, but I think the committees would prefer to avoid too many "modes" which makes specification and testing much more complex. Just think about the
by olavk 8y ago
It is possible, but I think the committees would prefer to avoid too many "modes" which makes specification and testing much more complex. Just think about the complexity caused by having "quirks" and "standards" rendering modes. In this case the issue could be resolved with a simple (if slightly awkward) rename which is certainly preferable to forking all the JavaScript engines.
- tomtimtall 8y agoMaybe that is the thing. That the committee just wants to avoid versions. At work we always skip versioning when a developer or manager doesn’t want it. That’s modern web dev right there.
- olavk 8y agoThis is also why HTML has moved to a "living standard". To avoid versions. The philosophy is to only introduce backwards-compatible changes so everything can be handled by a single engine.