OK , there is a lot of fanboy-isim for exciting topics like <video>.
Nothing wrong with that , I think <Video> , <device> and other topics are worthy subjects. I do though think that in the rush for the fab topics that we are ignoring some valuable subjects. I have suggested in the past that we implement XML and XSL attributes, but somewhere in the excitement of other fascinating topics this humble but incredible suggestion got lost in the winds. Currently there are more implemented XML interfaces on the web than one can shake a stick at, be they news feeds, the latest tweet , the latest available product listings, the weather,forum discussions, or miles of other XML resources. XSL is an existing standard w3.org template language that allows the physical formatting of XML data to enjoy many of the same benefits that CSS affords traditional HTML. Basically in a bandwidth pressed world , the physical display of data can be cached just like a CSS file so that a transmission of data from ones database or other data source can be totally separated from it's presentation. This means that many , many applications can be expressed on the web in but a small fraction of the bandwidth currently required, with each expression being as customizable as a CSS file. Currently such expressions while supported in all browsers all the way back to the likes of even IE6 or less , require vendor specific code to implement. The addition of but two attributes tied to existing code within the browsers would make XML/XSL transforms as much a part of daily life as font-family is in CSS. Again , yes I know this is not as exciting as the latest thoughts on the <video> or <device> elements , but in day to day development , this proposal will provide a far more common value in more pages than any other element or attribute The support of this idea has been great , while the decent has but proposed that vendor specific code is a great thing.
