http://simonwillison.net/2007-05-30T01:48:44+00:00Simon Willison2007-05-30T01:48:44+00:002007-05-30T01:48:44+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/May/30/specs/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2007/05/28/REST#c1180478571.123624"><p>If you write a spec, write a validator alongside. How much pain could have been spared with early versions of RSS if we'd had a common, agreed upon validator. In short, it's the test suite that ultimately decides the spec.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2007/05/28/REST#c1180478571.123624">Joe Heck</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/joe-heck">joe-heck</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/rss">rss</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/specifications">specifications</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/tim-bray">tim-bray</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/validator">validator</a></p>