Wisdom

Future-proof a spec beyond the first idea

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when you're when you're modifying the spec, you want to future proof it enough to say, Okay, well, would this is the one thing we came up with, where would this one idea where people could do this thing. But there's potentially other ways that somebody could also do something similar.

Episode 84: All Aboard to On-Board! (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:15:43 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

Sketching a value-share tag for curators, Dave suggests a type attribute. When modifying a spec, you design for the idea you have, but leave room for other ways people might do something similar later.