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by extension 5486 days ago
As long as the reference implementation gets a decent head start, any re-implementers will practically be forced to maintain complete compatibility with it. This model works quite well for programming languages.
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FlowerPower 5486 days ago
Care to enlighten me on examples of languages that got a decent head start as a reference implementation, and are wide-spread?
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extension 5486 days ago
Umm, all of them? Can you name a mainstream language that didn't start with a reference implementation?
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