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Hmmm... not to be a curmudgeon, but will this help much? Or like what is the intended purpose of this, awareness? Why were these RFCs chosen? I feel like the ma

Hmmm... not to be a curmudgeon, but will this help much? Or like what is the intended purpose of this, awareness? Why were these RFCs chosen? I feel like the majority of folks who would take interest in this would already be browsing RFCs. Additionally, this would be more useful it contained (I didn’t see any from my phone) links to example implementations or discussions about the RFC. I appreciate the work, and thought so far, I was just super stoked for like “MOAR infos,” and then didn’t really get any so I’m a bit disappointed ;_; or maybe I’m just missing something like usual?

exfed 7y ago
I think the take-away is that the Web (with a capital W), even though it's what all the cool kids are doing these days, is really just a collection of real actual standards established by real actual standards bodies, run by real actual Engineers. There are plenty of folks out there who don't give the Web much credence, and would rather shout at those kids to just get off their lawn. Maybe I'm over-stating the value, but it's good to remember that, as software and automation becomes more ubiquitous, good standards and good engineering are going to get more and more important.
geezerjay 7y ago
> Hmmm... not to be a curmudgeon, but will this help much? Or like what is the intended purpose of this, awareness? What's the difference? Developers can only leverage existing technology if they are aware they exist, and unfortunately specs such as the "home document for HTTP APIs" draft aren't publicized that often, so developers tend to waste time reinventing the wheel. > Additionally, this would be more useful it contained (I didn’t see any from my phone) links to example implementations or discussions about the RFC. Typically specs already include examples. For example, picking up again the "home document for HTTP APIs" draft, section 2 starts off with a clear example of such a document.

exfed 7y ago

I think the take-away is that the Web (with a capital W), even though it's what all the cool kids are doing these days, is really just a collection of real actual standards established by real actual standards bodies, run by real actual Engineers. There are plenty of folks out there who don't give the Web much credence, and would rather shout at those kids to just get off their lawn. Maybe I'm over-stating the value, but it's good to remember that, as software and automation becomes more ubiquitous, good standards and good engineering are going to get more and more important.

geezerjay 7y ago

> Hmmm... not to be a curmudgeon, but will this help much? Or like what is the intended purpose of this, awareness? What's the difference? Developers can only leverage existing technology if they are aware they exist, and unfortunately specs such as the "home document for HTTP APIs" draft aren't publicized that often, so developers tend to waste time reinventing the wheel. > Additionally, this would be more useful it contained (I didn’t see any from my phone) links to example implementations or discussions about the RFC. Typically specs already include examples. For example, picking up again the "home document for HTTP APIs" draft, section 2 starts off with a clear example of such a document.