- From: Philip TAYLOR <P.Taylor@Rhul.Ac.Uk>
- Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:00:54 +0100
- To: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- CC: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Ian Hickson wrote: [snip] > Editing a spec to the level of quality of HTML5 requires: > > - experience writing Web pages and Web applications. For this particular specification, yes; not for specifications to the same level in a different area. > - experience writing test suites for browsers. > > - experience with prioritisation of bug fixing for browser development. > > - the ability to write tools to perform studies of Web content. I challenge these three. > - an understanding of how the Web is supposed to work (standards) and how > it actually works (browser bugs, common authoring mistakes). Agreed. > - contacts within the industry, especially in browser vendors, who trust > you and are willing to work with you (e.g. letting you know about > standards-related security problems before they fix them, working with you > to find good solutions; letting you know their needs based on their future > products even before they announce them; etc). Challenged. > - the ability to actually write technical specifications that don't leave > anything undefined. > > - the ability to take many view points and make a decision based on them. I agree with both of these. > - the ability to defend a decision and resist flip-flopping. I would prefer "the ability to reverse a decision when it becomes clear that it was unsound" > - the ability to respond to feedback in detail in a manner that is > comprehensible and clear. > > - the willingness to seek out more feedback and actively recruit > participants and opinions. > > - a good technical grounding and understanding of fundamental computer and > programming concepts. I agree with the preceding three. > - a pragmatic attitude that is willing to put the needs of the users, > authors, and implementors (in that order) far ahead of technical purity. I challenge that one as well. Philip TAYLOR
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