Cool idea. Less is more. People have done cool things, e.g., with C by retsricting themselves to a subset of it.
It seems counterintuitive but I think reducing the number of features in a spec, a language, etc., actually gives way to _more_ creativity.
Indeed, it seems "too much freedom/lack of limitations" in the HTTP spec appears to be the underlying condition that fuels Antill's rant.
(And, funnily enough, an article about the "tyranny of choice" serendipitously appears on the HN simulatneous with this one. I didn't notice it until _after_ I typed this comment.)
It seems counterintuitive but I think reducing the number of features in a spec, a language, etc., actually gives way to _more_ creativity.
Indeed, it seems "too much freedom/lack of limitations" in the HTTP spec appears to be the underlying condition that fuels Antill's rant.
(And, funnily enough, an article about the "tyranny of choice" serendipitously appears on the HN simulatneous with this one. I didn't notice it until _after_ I typed this comment.)