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Browsers situationship: When browsers agree but the spec doesn't


What came first: browsers or specifications? Why are specifications important? Why do we sometimes change a specification instead of browsers? What matters most: the specification or the user experience? What happens when the specification says one thing, but Chrome, Firefox, and Safari all agree on something else? A story about browsers, web standards, compatibility, and the feedback loop that keeps the Web working.

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