Re:The .zip file specification is flawed
by user5994461 on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @12:05PM
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Well. How to say that without being dismissive of the average web hobbyist...
Well, when the job is to accept a hugely complex flexible poorly defined input format from 30 years ago that is written by millions of people who have no clue what they are doing, fixing common errors and getting anything to render is part of the spec ^^
And... oh wait!
I said "Be liberal in what you accept from the user" when it comes to user input. Web pages are user input, so yeah, browsers are no exception to the rules, they're actually a perfect example! :D
Well, when the job is to accept a hugely complex flexible poorly defined input format from 30 years ago that is written by millions of people who have no clue what they are doing, fixing common errors and getting anything to render is part of the spec ^^
And... oh wait!
I said "Be liberal in what you accept from the user" when it comes to user input. Web pages are user input, so yeah, browsers are no exception to the rules, they're actually a perfect example! :D