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wayward vagabond from homestuck: we should improve technology somewhat. well dweller: xkcd 927 “standards”

  • kpw@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    How about improving existing standard implementations instead of more fragmentation?

    • Jamie@jamie.moe
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      11 months ago

      Unless the original standard agrees and implements it, then you’ve just created a new standard.

    • orangeboats@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      There are times when the original standard has zero forwards compatibility in it, such that any improvement made to it necessarily creates a new standard.

      And then there’s also times when old greybeards simply disregard the improved standard because they are too used to the classic way.