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		bayesnet 40 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why the Sanitizer API is just `setHTML()` The issue as I see it is that XML schemas are fine[0] for immutable documents but not suited for dynamic content. As a user it would be extraordinarily frustrating for a site or web app to break midflow because of a schema validation failure after a setHTML call or something. [0]: I’ve worked with XML schemas a lot and have grown to really dislike them actually but that’s neither here nor there

intrasight 35 days ago [–]

Users would be angry at any buggy software. Yours is just another example of buggy software.

Strongly typed software is a pain but it's benefits are starting to be recognized again. Unfortunately it's too late for XML.

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