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I think there's a big difference between implementers working in the open to write standards and create test implementations and keep the public informed about
by mbrubeck 17y ago
I think there's a big difference between implementers working in the open to write standards and create test implementations and keep the public informed about the progress toward standardization - as Mozilla, Apple, Opera, and Microsoft are doing with HTML5 and related efforts - as opposed to developing in secret, and launching new features fully-formed into the wild with no chance for discussion and usually no adequate spec, as both Microsoft and Netscape did during the browser wars.
- tedunangst 17y agoAgreed. Except for the part where nobody seems to consider these "test" implementations. I'm not so much critical of the process as the apparent developer community attitude/reaction/expectations to a work in progress.
- mbrubeck 17y agoMost of the reactions I see here and on Reddit are dozens of people saying, "Great, I can't use this until it's in IE." I'm not exactly seeing mainstream sites depending on these in-development technologies.