On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:45:16 +0200, Rotan Hanrahan
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In the conformance section [1] of the XMLHttpRequest Object WD, you
mention:
"The algorithms in this specification are generally written with more
concern for clarity than efficiency."
This suggests that more efficient algorithms may be possible, and may be
more efficient. If the alternative algorithms lack some clarity, I am
sure that there would be a formal mechanism for proving their
computational equivalence.
However, the normative status of the algorithms in the WD would preclude
anyone making use of more efficient, yet equivalent, algorithms while
maintaining conformance.
Why? The conformance section also mentions: "User agents may optimize any
algorithm given in this specification, so long as the end result is
indistinguishable from the result that would be obtained by the
specification's algorithms."
[...]
[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-XMLHttpRequest-20070618/#conformance
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