Re: Explicit feature manifesting for backward-compatibility safety (Was: Comment syntax)

28.08.2012, 03:27, "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>:
> "Big red switches" like this are an anti-pattern. šOccasionally they
> can be useful, but they're hazardous and should be avoided if
> possible.

We already have this "anti-pattern" with DOCTYPE and with X-UA-Compatible. If language cannot be improved without such switches, this is fine pragmatic way to go that is much better than doing nothing.

Received on Tuesday, 28 August 2012 00:20:56 UTC