Mind Blowing Statement of the Day
9 Dec, 2005
Ed Dumbill, on behalf of the "Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group", writes:
That's the dumbest thing I've read in a long time.
I know what they're trying to say, which is that HTML/CSS does have its quirks and limitations, whether a function of the standard specs themselves or crummy browser implementation, but for crap's sake... of course HTML is a good language for making web pages! In case the WHATWG hasn't noticed, there are umpteen billion of them out there, each of which were written with HTML.
It's like saying "English isn't a very good language for writing books in English."
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Ah, swaza1 on Slashdot came
Ah, swaza1 on Slashdot came up with exactly the damning sort of analogy I was looking for: Carbon isn't a very good element for building intelligent life forms, either, but hey, it's a start. I wish I had some mod points.