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Re:W3C and the WHATWG sign agreement to collaborate on singl... by austincheney on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @07:47AM (#20029124)
They were focused on data organization and security instead of rounded corners or querySelectors, but most frontend developers saw that as stalling.
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Re:W3C and the WHATWG sign agreement to collaborate on singl... by bzbarsky on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @10:00AM (#20030056)
As someone who was involved in some of the W3C work at the time, it's not clear to what extent they were focused on "security" at all.
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Re:W3C and the WHATWG sign agreement to collaborate on singl... by marcosdumay on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @08:29AM (#20029360)
They were focused on replacing web development practices. Something that was much needed, but completely uncalled for.
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Re:W3C and the WHATWG sign agreement to collaborate on singl... by coldtea on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @04:37PM (#20034127)
Neither data organization nor security is their role...

One belongs to the backend to decide, the other is for HTTP/S-level specs and Javascript, none of which are or should be W3C's concern.

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Re:W3C and the WHATWG sign agreement to collaborate on singl... by austincheney on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @01:32AM (#20037086)
I use all kinds of defined data structures in my JavaScript applications. Defining such as an interface is one TypeScripts biggest wins. W3C also owns XML and XML Schema which are all about defining data structures on the client side.
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