If practice deviates from the spec, change the spec
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Reading from rules for standards makers remember which is the develop the developmental bible of podcasting 2.0. If pressed if practice deviates from the spec, change the spec
Episode 152: Drop the TOC (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:40:08 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Dave calls Dave Winer's 'Rules for Standards-Makers' the developmental bible of Podcasting 2.0. One key rule: when developers ignore part of a spec, update the spec to match reality.
Not in the audio. Author (Dave Winer) inferred from context; the quoted rule is read by Dave from Winer's essay.
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If you have if you're if you're designing a spec, and you find that people are already doing that thing that you're trying to design, and they're doing it a different way, just changed the spec to reflect what's already being done.
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Episode 61: Episode 61 00:10:35 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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