- From: Mark Birbeck <mark.birbeck@x-port.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:29:26 +0100
- To: www-style@w3.org
Daniel, > This must be an enormous joke... > The Web is so pure, so clean, people know so well how use selectors > effectively, write cost-effective javascript or flash that does not > freeze the visitor's machine. > And all c and c++ programmers are algorightm experts. > > Oh, and XSLT does not exist, of course. No...not a joke. I'm not for a moment saying that all authors know everything about the programming environment they use. But I am saying that most languages have things in them that are both inefficient and useful, and it's therefore up to the author to find out what they are and how and when to use them. My problem with CSS is that its whole philosophy is based on the idea that authors cannot be trusted, and that the CSS gatekeepers know best. (I think you've illustrated that point pretty well, too.) So it means that many useful features that get regularly requested are simply rejected out of hand, and those features that _do_ get approved rarely actually become part of any full specification, remaining in limbo as drafts. Regards, Mark -- Mark Birbeck CEO x-port.net Ltd. e: Mark.Birbeck@x-port.net t: +44 (0) 20 7689 9232 w: http://www.formsPlayer.com/ b: http://internet-apps.blogspot.com/ Download our XForms processor from http://www.formsPlayer.com/
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