Just because something is a standard doesn’t mean it is the right choice for every application. Like XML, for example.

Things don't change because people change their minds. They change because they retire or die.

JavaScript is the world's most misunderstood programming language.

Generally, the craft of programming is the factoring of a set of requirements into a a set of functions and data structures.

Just because something is a standard doesn’t mean it is the right choice for every application. Like XML, for example.

Most programming languages contain good parts and bad parts. I discovered that I could be better programmer by using only the good parts and avoiding the bad parts.

It turns out that style matters in programming for the same reason that it matters in writing. It makes for better reading.