&gt; That&#x27;s not to say that standards are bad and shouldn&#x27;t be followed.<p>(Open) standards-compliance becomes essential if we want our work to outlast us. Yes, we all know design by committee is horrible and gets nothing done. The solution is get rid of specs completely though. I don&#x27;t trust &quot;javascript developers&quot; to have any sort of discipline. I&#x27;m sorry if this sounds like stereotyping but it just seems like a trend that we can&#x27;t ignore.