Web Standards Debate: Considering XSLT 3.0 Adoption in HTML Specification
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Summary
This article discusses the ongoing debate within the web standards community about whether to adopt XSLT 3.0 in the HTML Standard. It follows up on issue #11523 which raised concerns about security vulnerabilities, code maintainability issues, and the complexity of aging browser code currently used for rendering XML with XSLT stylesheets. The discussion appears to be part of the WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group) standards process, focusing on the technical merits and potential deprecation of XSLT in favor of more modern alternatives.
Key quotes
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That issue includes a good background of XSLT on the web as well as the specific concerns that may lead to deprecating XSLT as the most prudent option for browser vendors
This issue is intended to be a discussion of alternatives to deprecating XSLT
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