You need to go with the standards. End of story. The whole "I make my own standards" routine is what got us into the mess with the screwed up box model and the browser hacks in the first place. This is also going to hinder the progression of Haml. People (and departments) will use any and everything as reasons not to integrate a technology. But the real question is - what does it hurt to change a single quote to a double quote? They are both one ASCII character, and it doesn't affect the simplicity of Haml as we're talking about the XHTML rendering, not the Haml syntax.
Hampton wrote: > Choosing to use single-quotes was only because i think they look nicer > in a document. > In fact, you might even take it far enough to say its a continuation > on the statement > of minimalism that Haml pushes towards (we need the second quote?). > > But, whatever. In the end, it was a tossup. I was unaware that XML requires a > double quote. And I guess that using single-quote as a *default* (changeable!) > means that I can't correctly claim that Haml is an XHTML generator. Though, > I've also never seen an XML parser have a problem with single-quotes. > > I find the whole thing pedantic and a bit wonky. I mean, who really > gives a fuck? It can be parsed and its widely used. That should be enough. > > I would say that I am pro-standards and pro-convention... but only > when it matters. > I get very frustrated and angry when people get obsessed with the specifics > rather than the spirit of something. In fact, I'll say I think its > pretty fucking lame. > > Have angered the gods of the Internet because some sweaty dude in a tie at a > committee meeting chose double-quotes and decided that single-quotes are > forbidden. That dude can fuck-off. > > If everyone in the community wants the default changed, I will change it. > However, I think most people care about that kind of detail as much as I > do.... > and I rather like that we stand in defiance of what I consider to be a > nit-picky > bit of standard. > > So, let the +1's begin for double-quotes if people feel strongly. > > -hampton. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Haml" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/haml?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
