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I think Postel is misrepresented. It was addressed to programmers who anally rejected everything that was not (in their opinion) in spec. Working code and rou

I think Postel is misrepresented. It was addressed to programmers who anally rejected everything that was not (in their opinion) in spec. Working code and rough consensus is how we progress.

alex_sf 4y ago
> It was addressed to programmers who anally rejected everything that was not (in their opinion) in spec. What's wrong with that? The only issue I see is the _in their opinion_ bit. If there's confusion about the spec, then it should clarified and codified. But otherwise: yes, you should absolutely aggressively reject everything not in spec.