One of the benefits of standardization through W3C Working Groups is diversity of input. W3C requires the consideration of all feedback, requires consensus to move forward. The diversity of vendor perspectives considered *matters*, because different vendors have different values.
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If Google were in charge of the Web Platform, we would not have CSS Grid Layout. With the personal exception of
@tabatkins, Google did not believe in CSS Grid. Microsoft and Mozilla implemented their own, but it was Bloomberg who funded@igalia to code Blink's implementation.3 replies 42 retweets 90 likesShow this thread -
Thank goodness Chromium is Open Source and the Googlers involved helped get reviews done and patches landed with the Igalia team!
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It's odd that you omitted that our friends at
@igalia also landed Grid in WebKit/Safari with a similar level of support from that team2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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The net result of OSS collaboration in this area has been that conforms t Grid landed in Chrome at the same time as other engines, but we were also able to implement leading features in other areas (vars, OM, Houdini, etc.). Who "lost" here?
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*conformant *sigh*
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