On 6-May-09, at 3:30 PM, Jeremy Orlow wrote: > Anyhow, I've heard arguments both ways. Some people think we should > not let the standards keep us from experimenting (and then raising > the topics with the standards group later) and some people think > it's better to bring up the idea and formalize all the details > first. Personally, I'm more in the second camp, I don't think > there's any harm in prototyping something up and using it as a > vehicle for discussion.
There isn't, as long as it clearly stays a prototype and it's developed in the open with input from multiple parties. Many successful APIs have evolved this way (see: geolocation). The ones that don't work as well are ones driven by a single party, without consultation or invitation for collaboration, as they tend to be too specific and not broadly useful. From my vantage point, anyway ;) cheers, mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
