Comment by chrismorgan
3 months ago
> But if infinitely more popular techs (like Flash or FTP or non HTTPS sites) can be deprecated without much fuss... I don't think XSLT has much of a leg to stand on...
Flash was not part of the web platform. It was a plugin, a plugin that was, over time, abandoned by its maker.
FTP was not part of the web platform. It was a separate protocol that some browsers just happened to include a handler for. If you have an FTP client, you can still open FTP links just fine.
Non-HTTPS sites are being discouraged, but still work fine, and can reasonably be expected to continue to work indefinitely, though they are likely to be discouraged a bit harder over time.
XSLT is part of the web platform. And removing it breaks various things.
I don't think that distinction makes much of a difference for the users and devs affected...
Flash was the best part of the web, though.
Not if you were on a non-mainstream platform. Like some Linux, or oh my gawd NetBSD!1!!
I couldn't be more happy about its demise.