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		domenicd on Oct 29, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: W3C declares HTML5 standard complete Many of the foundational specifications of the web are authored and maintained by the WHATWG these days: https://spec.whatwg.org/ - DOM, HTML: obvious - URL, Encoding, Fetch: foundational building blocks - XHR, Fullscreen, Notifications: important features There are also other up-and-coming specs like Books, Figures, Streams, or Loader (the latter two not listed).

edwintorok on Oct 29, 2014 [–]

The spec site doesn't load for me on Firefox with RC4 disabled:

  Cannot communicate securely with peer: no common encryption algorithm(s). (Error code: ssl_error_no_cypher_overlap)

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