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I see they've also caught the RFC2119 bug. This "MUST", "SHALL", "MAY" thing is a linguistic blight on our standards landscape and should be eradicated. HTML5 i
by quotemstr 1y ago
I see they've also caught the RFC2119 bug. This "MUST", "SHALL", "MAY" thing is a linguistic blight on our standards landscape and should be eradicated. HTML5 is written without this unnecessary level of linguistic pretense and works fine.
If your proposed spec is full of "SHALL", "MUST", and "MAY", I'm going to dock you ten points of credibility from the outset. It's a signal you've set out to imitate the vibes of seminal RFC specs without independently considering the substance.
- PhilipRoman 1y agoI don't know if your complaint is specifically about the capitalization, but I find these clear rules useful when interpreting specifications.
- elteto 1y agoWe SHALL replace them with MAYBE, IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT, and OR WHATEVER. Will sure make for lighter reading.