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Specs/style
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When writing a spec, it is suggested that you adhere to the following guidelines.
Spelling
- Unless otherwise stated, use standard American English spelling.
- Continue the history of the Web and use 'en-US' spelling for your specs and the technologies they document. See Wikipedia's Manual of Style for spelling for assistance.
- Use "acknowledgements" instead of "acknowledgments".
- Whenever 'dg' represents the "soft" /d͡ʒ/ sound, it should be followed by an 'e' or an 'i', to ensure it is not confused with "hard" /dɡ/ sounds.
- Use "dialogue" for the noun and "dialog" for all other parts of speech.
- Whenever a word has a '-log(ue)' dichotomy, only keep '-ue' for the definitive noun: "monologue", "dialog box", "catalogging", "homologous".
Terminology
Bags of bits
- Be careful of your use of the terms "file" and "resource".
- Make sure your definitions refer only to bags of bits, and not also stuff in the Real World™ (like baskets of apples).
Willful violations of other specs
- When willfully and deliberately violating standards set out in other documents, use the term "willful violation" instead of simply "violation".
- "Violation" makes you sound naughty; "willful violation" makes you sound knowledgeable.