> text protocols are simple enough that the average quality of implementation is much lower (because barely-skilled developers can make something that mostly wo

> text protocols are simple enough that the average quality of implementation is much lower (because barely-skilled developers can make something that mostly works without even looking at the specs). And to be fair, the HTTP server that I did in fact write as a teenager in the late 90s (in the MOO programming language) was firmly in that category. I'm sure my mild wishing for those days is just nostalgia.