On Nov 17, 2013, at 4:49 AM, Timothy Hatcher <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Nov 16, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This entire discussion, for months, has been entirely about syntax. I >> don't think I've seen a single person talk about semantics, nor do I >> think it would make much sense to do so. > > Maybe semantics is the wrong word. I feel (and others agreed on webkit-dev) > that the "srcset" term better represents this and syntactically using a > delimiter instead of multiple attributes is more tenable. > >> The aesthetic concerns *are* personal, as it's an opinion about >> whether you think it looks good and is understandable or not. Some >> people like it, some people don't. It's not a big deal. > > It is a big deal. Humans need to use this for years to come. Settling on > something that is polarizing is a big deal. Without starting a debate on what semantics or aesthetics mean, syntax is a big deal. A bad syntax can totally kill a feature. - R. Niwa
