Re: xforms:model events

In a message dated 14/03/02 21:35:04 GMT Standard Time, MDubinko@cardiff.com 
writes:


> A well-written article at
> http://www.alistapart.com/stories/readspec/
> summarizes my response.

Micah,

It's maybe just the tech editor in me but David's article starts with a 
factually inaccurate statement: "THE WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM (W3C) IS THE 
KEEPER of the specifications for all the technologies on the World Wide Web."

Which, of course, isn't accurate. :) I can accept "some" or "many" but I 
don't believe that "all" is accurate.

And, sadly, David's quote "The Bible was not meant to be read, but 
interpreted." implies that the text (of a W3C spec too) doesn't need to be 
read or readable. If implementors are to reliably *interpret* a W3C spec then 
it does NEED to be readable. Of course it needs to be unambiguous (itself not 
an easy task) but it also needs to be clear, well-expressed and readable. And 
not all tech-savvy people can write! :)

Thankfully the XForms spec is much less unreadable than several others that 
come to mind. [No names mentioned to protect the guilty! <grin/>]

I also think David's comments about feeling free to skip sections in a W3C 
spec should be tempered with the comments about the possibility/likelihood 
that skipping sections can very easily come back to bite you later on.

Now, Micah, just why did your comments or David's article press those 
particular buttons I wonder? :)

Regards

Andrew Watt