- From: Jeremy Keith <jeremy@adactio.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:29:05 +0100
Maciej wrote: > So, in conclusion, having a baseline for correct syntax may actually > make it easier to develop an ecosystem of style-checking tools. > However, this makes it important to keep the core set of syntax > errors relatively minimal. I'm not sure HTML5 as currently drafted > entirely hits that balance, but mandating optional tags or requiring > double quotes on attributes would be a move in the wrong direction. I concur. And I say that as someone who likes the XHTML-like syntax (always closing tags, always quoting attributes, etc.). I don't think my personal preference for writing markup should be enforced in the spec; it should be enforced in the lint tools. The comparison with JavaScript is a good one, I think: > JavaScript, C and C++ are examples of languages where conforming > syntax is strictly defined, yet tools are available that do > additional static analysis for both style and correctness. Jeremy -- Jeremy Keith a d a c t i o http://adactio.com/
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