Should the web platform adopt XSLT 3.0?
2 days ago
- #XSLT
- #HTML Standard
- #Browser Compatibility
- The issue discusses concerns with the HTML Standard regarding XSLT, particularly its aging v1.0 specification from 1999.
- Cross-browser functionality for XSLT is incomplete, with some features having unresolved issues for over two decades.
- Low usage statistics of XSLT raise questions about its current usefulness versus challenges posed by v1.0 limitations and bugs.
- The discussion explores alternatives to deprecating XSLT, including adopting external libraries for v3.0 support and addressing security concerns.
- Questions are raised about the feasibility of browser vendors collaborating on a single XSLT implementation to reduce costs.