original XKCD#927: https://xkcd.com/927/
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/927:_Standards
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/58289586
original XKCD#927: https://xkcd.com/927/
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/927:_Standards
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/58289586
just tradition. same reason everyone still uses a lotta shitty things