> In theory we should be able to generate a browser from those specs, it just took a massive amount of effort before.
No, not really. The absolute vast majority of those specs are human technical and technical-adjacent language, not machine-readable specs.
On top of that many web specs often invent new terminology because a lot of things are specced years or decades after something popular has taken over the term in userland.
No, not really. The absolute vast majority of those specs are human technical and technical-adjacent language, not machine-readable specs.
On top of that many web specs often invent new terminology because a lot of things are specced years or decades after something popular has taken over the term in userland.