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What’s wrong with this analogy? It’s a common set of APIs/protocols that includes a way to share data, capabilities, etc. That’s pretty much exactly what USB
by atonse 2y ago
What’s wrong with this analogy?
It’s a common set of APIs/protocols that includes a way to share data, capabilities, etc.
That’s pretty much exactly what USB is.
- soulofmischief 2y agoThis is what we used to just call "standards", but apparently we need analogies now in order to explain standards to new developers.
- talles 2y agoNot only that, the P for "protocol" already gives that.
- atonse 2y agobut it’s technically not a standard yet. Or not blessed as one by any neutral body or consortium etc. It’s quickly becoming a de facto standard though, now that OpenAI has added it to their SDK. It’s likely to be used to create a standard though (like with QUIC and HTTP3)
- soulofmischief 2y agoThis is just an ontological issue. Is it a standard because it is designed to be one, or is it only a standard once it actually fulfills its role and is recognized as a standard? That's something we could debate all night. :)