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The problem with standards is that they're incredibly slow to change and bad for quickly evolving use cases. E.g. IRC They've been more successful when they're
by ethbr1 1y ago
The problem with standards is that they're incredibly slow to change and bad for quickly evolving use cases. E.g. IRC
They've been more successful when they're limited, generic, and allow for up- and downstream innovation. E.g. HTTP
- ForHackernews 1y agoI'm not sure that everything-over-HTTPS has been a great success, but I take your point.
- ethbr1 1y agoI'd say that everything-over-HTTPS proves its success! It's good enough for most use cases, and a more efficient (and complex) standard wouldn't have been as generalizable.