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by chrisseaton 1833 days ago
What practical difference does the ceremony of ‘recommending’ make?
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chrislo 1833 days ago
I'm not sure it does make any practical difference, but I could be wrong. But as someone who has been a little bit involved in the process since 2010 it's an enjoyable personal milestone. And I'm really happy for all of the wonderful people I've met along the way who contributed way more than I did.
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rchaud 1833 days ago
If it's added to the official spec, then browsers are expected to support that functionality out of the box, without needing polyfills.
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chrisseaton 1833 days ago
> then browsers are expected to support that functionality out of the box

Does that work in practice? You can 'expect' all you want if they don't choose to implement it.

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rchaud 1833 days ago
The W3C usually adds new specs years after major browser vendors implement them. A browser being created after that time would be expected to be compliant with W3C specs.
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tiborsaas 1833 days ago
It's like a wax stamp by the king.
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chrisseaton 1833 days ago
I thought this king had been replaced by the WHATWG?
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