4 ms·https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/by jstanley 8mo agohttps://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/wtetzner 8mo agoCan you explain how this is relevant here?jstanley 8mo agoAdding a new feature to unify existing features is perfectly isomorphic to defining a new standard to unify existing standards.wtetzner 8mo agoIt's not though, unless the new feature and existing features continue to exist as disjoint things. If the new feature subsumes the old ones, then you've reduced the number of features in the language.jstanley 8mo agoThe same is true of standards.