Re: Postel's law
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:32:53 -0700
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Ed Prochak <edprochak_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On May 23, 10:21 pm, Gene Wirchenko <ge..._at_ocis.net> wrote:
>> > Joel Spolsky said it well:
>> > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/03/17.html
>
>Good article.
Quite.
> Should we conclude this was a result of the law of unintended
>consequences?
Yes. It is a case of making it easier in the beginning and building up a huge technical debt. How would you deal with the situation? Maybe, you have an answer, but I do not think there is a simple answer now that will not break a lot of stuff.
> Or is HTML development an example of misapplying a rule (Postel's
>Law)?
I think Postel's Law is shortsighted.
Yes. I have just submitted it.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences. You have biases. He/She has prejudices.Received on Thu May 29 2008 - 17:32:53 CEST