On Aug 08, 2007, at 11:30, Anne van Kesteren wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:26:36 +0200, Jason Monberg
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
namespaces are important/critical in this context for
extensibility. i am
assuming that this file will be used to contain elements common to
all
widgets as well as elements specific to individual widgets.
Why are they critical for extensibility? The format is completely
separated from everything else in the world
A well designed format is one for which people can make uses and
extensions unforeseen by the creator. Putting a namespace here is
zero-cost, not putting it is just begging to look stupid down the line.
FWIW, Joost's internal widget manifest format uses a namespace, which
makes it easier to implement multiple widget formats too.
Using namespaces here just complicates things for authors who want
to copy and paste lines of codes without the level of indirection
given by namespaces (where they would have to copy the namespace
decleration too).
Experience shows authors are not that silly, it's just a handful of
specification writers who think that's complicated :)
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