> At no point in this article is a technical justification made...
> Just... why?
Author here; I was under the impression the quote from the Vim issue tracker in §3.1 was a good cornerstone for the article, which is that accepting and implementing an existing standard—however hard it might be for developers now—is good for users in the long term, because it makes life easier for them.
And therefore developers should try to adhere to the standard even if it is difficult to implement, since software is written for users, first and foremost.
> Just... why?
Author here; I was under the impression the quote from the Vim issue tracker in §3.1 was a good cornerstone for the article, which is that accepting and implementing an existing standard—however hard it might be for developers now—is good for users in the long term, because it makes life easier for them.
And therefore developers should try to adhere to the standard even if it is difficult to implement, since software is written for users, first and foremost.
Genuine question: was that not clear enough?