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> but deprecating XSLT is a rare opportunity to shrink the surface area of the web’s “API” without upsetting too many people There's a lot of back and forth on
by basscomm 11mo ago
> but deprecating XSLT is a rare opportunity to shrink the surface area of the web’s “API” without upsetting too many people
There's a lot of back and forth on every discussion about XSLT removal. I don't know if I would categorize that as 'without upsetting too many people'
- kstrauser 11mo agoWe are largely the nerds that other nerds picked on for being too nerdy. I’d bet that a hugely disproportionate share of all the people in the world who care about this subject at all are here in these conversations.
- wpm 11mo agoActual normies don’t think of the Internet at all. They open Facebook The App on their iPads and smartphones and that’s the internet for them. Passionate nerds giving a shit can build a far more rosy world than whatever that represents, so I don’t see why anyone should give a damn if this happens to be somewhat niche.