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Sure. IMHO one solution might be to have a HTML standard specification that is stable, which can then be built on. Extensions can be proposed so long as they do
by ChrisSD 7y ago
Sure. IMHO one solution might be to have a HTML standard specification that is stable, which can then be built on. Extensions can be proposed so long as they don't break the standard. This would allow new elements and attributes to be introduced before they are themselves fully stable, as they are now. Breaking changes would require bumping the spec to a new major version and should happen only rarely.
- rimliu 7y agoWe have HTML standards that ar stable. 4.01 e.g. The problem is that no browser ever implemented all of it, and even implemented parts were done differently.
- ChrisSD 7y agoThe difference is this time lessons have been learned. Browser vendors are now actively working together. The HTML5 project has done a great job in collecting and codifying real world behaviour. No browser will ever implement the current spec because it's shifting sand. A smaller but stabilised spec that can be extended is much better for everybody who isn't a major browser vendor.