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Is it really a standard if no one implements it in a way that everyone agrees on? Is it really a standard if the dominant vendor just ignores the standard and

Is it really a standard if no one implements it in a way that everyone agrees on? Is it really a standard if the dominant vendor just ignores the standard and does what it wants because then it becomes the "actual standard" ? As a (terrible) example, look at FIPS. The government has the power to mandate a standard that everyone needs to implement. If instead of "supporting specific browser vendors" they "support a specific standard" then all vendors have a target that works with an agreed upon common ground.

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> Is it really a standard if no one implements it in a way that everyone agrees on? Plenty of standards are guidelines. The point is the website’s purpose trumps dogmatic adherence to a standard. If the site works against standards but not in the browser, it’s a failure.
- int_19h 3y ago
  But we can still have websites that work against existing browsers while also being strictly conforming to the standard, surely? Basically, no proprietary features whatsoever. No draft features. No optionally-supported standard features without a fallback that fully covers the same underlying use case.