David Singer
David Singer
I think that the whole way we monitor implementation, testing, and wide review, needs a re-think in the world we now live in. There is an old mental model that...
One of the issues with testing is that web platform tests a) are hard to understand, so asking anyone who helps improve the spec. to also write a test can...
Tests are no good without implementations, of course. And there are fields where the spec is sufficiently complex or in sufficient flux that implementing before CR risks a lot of...
Yes, it's possible complex specs like this can be handled as an exception. Also, there is a grey line on spec. changes; if the spec. is ambiguous or self-contradictory, it...
I am inclined to leave this case-by-case and not formalized more in the process
I understand the point. But imagine: you're in a working group, and there is a glaring error in the spec. You know the fix, but the person who understands the...
@dsinger help, my email address is correct in my settings. maybe people are typing at-dsinger and not at-dwsinger? not sure what to do...
I guess I could live with an in-line errata report and "expected change" in the case that tests are not available. In fact, I might even prefer it.
I partially agree with Nigel. The _lack_ of implementations can be an indicator that something is irrelevant to the target market (and that no-one can be bothered to implement it)....
Also, I don't want to slip into the state where people don't bring proposed specs to the W3C until they have it implemented and deployed -- that restricts our ability...