Postel and ESR (was Re: [TriLUG] Monthly mailman reminders and procmail)

[Aaron S. Joyner]

Mike M wrote:

>Nevertheless HTML is robust.
>
Tried to make moderately complicated cross-browser compatible javascript 
before?  Even some pure HTML constructs simply don't fly with all of the 
browsers.  Hence the problem ESR was alluding too.  Just to clarify, I 
do think that generally HTML works remarkably well considering all that 
is asked of it these days. I just always associate ESR's account of 
McIlroy's take on Postel, and the occasional little personal horrors 
I've encountered in dealing with HTML.  :)

>Postel's philosophy for robustness works when applied to social situations too.
>
Certainly won't deny that.  :)

Aaron S. Joyner