Re: [whatwg/url] It's not immediately clear that "URL syntax" and "URL parser" conflict (#118)

@JohnMHarrisJr While you may object to the notion, Standards that do not reflect running code are not valuable. That's why the IETF standardization effort recognizes not just "rough consensus", but "running code". Standards which are purely idealistic and ignore the world as it is often have zero traction, while those that accurately capture the world provide an invaluable service, and reflect the world as it is.

In any event, it sounds like you have broader disagreements with documenting "the world as it is," and those concerns don't apply just to this - it applies to things like HTML, CSS, or any of the other number of documents that reflect the "rough consensus and **running code**". It's almost certain that this bug is not the one to express your unhappiness with that, but hopefully it explains why you might have been confused.

---
You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub:
https://github.com/whatwg/url/issues/118#issuecomment-218552261