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Are There Too Many Standards?

Posted by Cliff on from the more-choices-make-better-options dept.

CyNRG asks: "Lately, I've been reviewing the different programming and protocol standards in an effort to guide my career in the most fun and profitable direction. The proliferation of standards is astounding! Choosing which path to follow is more like a trip to Las Vegas. Standing at the craps table in Ceasar's Palace at 3:00 am: do I play the point? Big 6 or 8? Play the field? How about covering the hard ways? The world is using technology more and more, so I would expect more standards based on that fact. It seems like common knowledge, vis-a-vis Microsoft, that companies try to put forth 'standards' in an roll of the dice to make their 'standard' defacto. Are there too many standards?"

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  1. Thinking too high by consolidatedbord · · Score: 3, Funny

    Set your standards a little lower, and see how that works out for you. ;-)

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  2. I worship W3C by hsoft · · Score: 2, Funny

    As long as you do the same, you should be ok.

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