Norbert Lindenberg

See also [Issues in Khmer syllable validation](https://lindenbergsoftware.com/en/notes/issues-in-khmer-syllable-validation/index.html)

It’s not just `li` – the same article also uses `span` within `figcaption`, and the HTML spec allows `span` wherever *phrasing content* is allowed. It seems `span` should only be...

The general idea was that options would represent the needs of the application using the API, while the locale reflects the preferences of the user. Of course sometimes there’s overlap,...

In 2012, there was a strong desire from TC 39 to have every detail of the behavior of the Internationalization API specified; however, in many cases that was not possible....

That some of the parameters can’t be set from the locale was a deliberate design choice in the first edition of the specification. From my [introduction to the API](http://norbertlindenberg.com/2012/12/ecmascript-internationalization-api/#Negotiation): >...

As a general comment, I’d be cautious about adding parameters just for consistency. Everything you add to the API has a cost in terms of specification, conformance test suite, multiple...

I haven’t paid much attention to ECMA-402 in recent years, so please ignore whether I do or don’t hold my previous concerns. Instead, I’d suggest that you evaluate based on...

This section was inspired by the Conformance section in ECMA-262. The idea was that the standard defines the minimal set of functionality, while implementations are allowed to extend the functionality....

The ISO 4217 definition of the decimal digits for currencies is indeed legalistic and sometimes detached from reality. I contacted the maintenance agency in 2013 to ask about the Indonesian...

In general, the standard should prescribe the behavior of ECMAScript API as closely as possible. The Internationalization API got some dispensation in that regard for the reasons outlined in section...