CLAP... thoughts?

[EvilDragon]

They are not definitions, they are facts.

[zvenx]

a pdf is another good example.
Adobe all the way but also I would argue, considered a standard.

rsp

[PieBerger]

Yay. Another CRAP thread. We now have a couple in every subforum.

there is still time for someone to make a "what is your favourite CLAP" thread

[zvenx]

They are not definitions, they are facts.

lol.. that is not how words work ED.

rsp

[Urs]

Unfortunately there is no Wikipedia article on Platforming yet. It is however something that is being discussed in our industry a lot. The distinction between standards and platforms is super relevant these days.

As an example, imagine there was a mobile phone from company A, and that company uses a very distinct plug for its power adapter, which only A is allowed to put into their mobile phones. But other companies are allowed to produce the counter part and make peripherals for users to buy. So now people invest not only in the phone but also in peripherals which will only ever work with that kind of adapter that A uses. When an owner of that phone wants a new phone, he needs to again buy a phone for A if he wants to keep using the peripherals he or she invested in. That is platforming. And while the plug looks like a standard because other companies can build peripherals, it is not a standard due to the exact points laid out in the meme above.

So there, it's actually quite simple to identify signs of things being a platform, and the opposite of those being signs of a standard.

[fisherKing]

Unfortunately there is no Wikipedia article on Platforming yet. It is however something that is being discussed in our industry a lot. The distinction between standards and platforms is super relevant these days.

As an example, imagine there was a mobile phone from company A, and that company uses a very distinct plug for its power adapter, which only A is allowed to put into their mobile phones. But other companies are allowed to produce the counter part and make peripherals for users to buy. So now people invest not only in the phone but also in peripherals which will only ever work with that kind of adapter that A uses. When an owner of that phone wants a new phone, he needs to again buy a phone for A if he wants to keep using the peripherals he or she invested in. That is platforming. And while the plug looks like a standard because other companies can build peripherals, it is not a standard due to the exact points laid out in the meme above.

So there, it's actually quite simple to identify signs of things being a platform, and the opposite of those being signs of a standard.

'A' is for apple......

EDIT: sorry, am innocently just doing the alphabet....

[zvenx]

Yeah I think the Apple lightning port vs usb is a not a universal example though.
Only apple uses it (but not only apple makes it as you point out).

I think my word example is a better example.. a word processor that can't read or write to word would be dead in the water. Why? because word format has become the standard.

Same with adobe's pdf.. I am sure they are several other examples.

rsp

[zvenx]

....
'A' is for apple......

EDIT: sorry, am innocently just doing the alphabet....

lol..
'sure'.

rsp

[dionenoid]

Yay. Another CRAP thread. We now have a couple in every subforum.

there is still time for someone to make a "what is your favourite CLAP" thread

That sounds like a perfect topic for STD forums.

[Urs]

STD = Standard, every developer knows this. So there. That's why.

[mystran]

When an owner of that phone wants a new phone, he needs to again buy a phone for A if he wants to keep using the peripherals he or she invested in. That is platforming.

I think it's just a variation of vendor lock-in which does have a wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in

[zvenx]

STD = Standard, every developer knows this. So there. That's why.

lol.
rsp

[zvenx]

When an owner of that phone wants a new phone, he needs to again buy a phone for A if he wants to keep using the peripherals he or she invested in. That is platforming.

I think it's just a variation of vendor lock-in which does have a wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in

which leads to:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_standard


and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_standard

("A technical standard may be developed privately or unilaterally, for example by a corporation, regulatory body, military, etc.")

rsp

[Urs]

There you have it.

[MirkoVanHauten]

It's just fantastic that the biggest concern here is the name or a comic. I've asked some devs that are not on the "official" list yet now that 1.0 is ready and it's looking really promising so far.