What's wrong with a new RFC? Does every spec now have to suffer from this horrible approach to spec writing? url.spec.whatwg.org/
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@stilkov Who came up with the idea that creating imperative instructions in specifications was better than the normal declarative approach?
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@darrel_miller I believe that's Hixie's HTML 5 approach
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@stilkov IMO, imperative specs are evidence of an unhealthy attempt to control others' work & a lack of respect for peers /cc:@darrel_miller
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Replying to @mamund
@mamund @darrel_miller To me, they smell of having given up all ambition for logic, consistency and architecture

Oct 13, 2012 · 8:50 PM UTC

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@stilkov @mamund @darrel_miller so you would have it be vague and incompatable or cover essentially the same level in prose?
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@briankardell Compare HTTPbis to HTML 5 and see what you like better
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@stilkov that's proly a much better way to express my opinion<g> /cc:@darrel_miller