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The question is why do we need it if there is only one browser engine left (the Google one). Isn’t whatever they implement automatically the standard? Why do we need to waste so much time and energy on some 3rd party coming up with standards?
W3C and WHATWG to work together to advance the open Web platform | W3C Blog
It’s Armistice Day in the world of HTML:
WHATWG maintains the HTML and DOM Living Standards.
W3C stops independent publishing of a designated list of specifications related to HTML and DOM and instead will work to take WHATWG Review Drafts to W3C Recommendations.
It feels like the loop is finally being closed on what I wrote about in the opening chapter of HTML5 For Web Designers back in 2010.
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