Re: ByteString in Web IDL

On 10/07/2013 16:04 , Anne van Kesteren wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Robin Berjon <robin@w3.org> wrote:
>> It's just a name, nothing keeps you from using it if you know what you're
>> doing — it's just about scaring off people who don't. Besides, you might
>> need ByteStrings in a new API, but only if you're interfacing with some form
>> of legacy content.
>
> I don't understand. HTTP is and will remain bytes, but in the
> confusing way that the bytes look like strings. Any new API around
> that would not be legacy

But HTTP is.

End of bikeshed, it was just a suggestion.

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Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/ - @robinberjon

Received on Thursday, 11 July 2013 08:25:27 UTC