Hacker News with Generative AI: Standardization

Model Context Protocol (modelcontextprotocol.io)
MCP is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. Think of MCP like a USB-C port for AI applications. Just as USB-C provides a standardized way to connect your devices to various peripherals and accessories, MCP provides a standardized way to connect AI models to different data sources and tools.

Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, Standardization

6 points by gone35 3 days ago | 0 comments

Will MCP stay for the long term? (rnikhil.com)
MCP is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs.

Open Protocols, Standardization

3 points by whoami_nr 8 days ago | 0 comments

Standard proposal for memory-Safety in C (2024) [pdf] (open-std.org)

Programming Languages, C, Memory Safety, Standardization

4 points by todsacerdoti 36 days ago | 0 comments

TC39 advances proposals for RegExp Escaping, Float16Array, Redeclarable vars (socket.dev)
TC39 met in Seattle and advanced 9 JavaScript proposals, including three to Stage 4, introducing new features and enhancements for a future ECMAScript release.

JavaScript, Web Development, Programming Languages, Standardization, ECMAScript

7 points by feross 41 days ago | 0 comments

USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU's mandate goes into effect (arstechnica.com)
"It's time for THE charger," the European Commission posted to X on December 28, 2024. While the sentiment only applies to one continent (and not all of it) and only certain devices, the Common Charger Directive now in effect in the European Union suggests that far fewer gadgets will foist barrels, USB-micro, or proprietary plugs onto their owners.

Technology, Standardization, Europe, Consumer Electronics, Legislation

13 points by ashitlerferad 87 days ago | 12 comments

The USB-C charging mandate arrives in the EU – here's what that means (theverge.com)
From December 28th, a large percentage of the gadgets bought inside the EU are required to charge via USB-C.

EU Regulations, Consumer Technology, USB-C, Standardization

6 points by elsewhen 96 days ago | 1 comments

llms.txt directory (llmstxt.cloud)
A proposal to standardise on using an /llms.txt file to provide information to help LLMs use a website at inference time.

Web Development, Standardization, AI

106 points by pizza 100 days ago | 52 comments

Stop Requiring CRLF Line Endings (fossil-scm.org)
Let's all agree to fix our software so that it does not require the CR in the CRLF end-of-line mark. In other words, let's accept inputs that using only a bare NL as the end-of-line.

Software Development, Line Endings, Standardization

35 points by smartmic 119 days ago | 37 comments

"A major blocker to free and open source multimedia is isostandards" (twitter.com)

Multimedia, Open Source, Standardization

6 points by dtquad 133 days ago | 5 comments

HashML-DSA Considered Harmful (keymaterial.net)
I mentioned ranted about this topic as a section of a previous blog post (at the very end), but the topic keeps coming up, so I am escalating to a full blog post, since obviously that will help with all these people who are wrong on the internet standardization.

Cryptography, Security, Standardization

17 points by fanf2 149 days ago | 1 comments

Should JavaScript be split into two languages? (devclass.com)
A Google engineer presented a proposal to the official standardization committee that would split JavaScript into two languages, a core to be implemented by runtime engines and a more capable variant which depends on tools that compile it down to that core.

JavaScript, Programming Languages, Web Development, Standardization

142 points by em-bee 158 days ago | 312 comments

UK considering making USB-C the common charging standard, following the EU (neowin.net)
Following moves by both the European Union and India to implement USB-C as the default charging port for all consumer devices, the British government has now begun a consultation on whether it should follow suit and implement a common standard for charging, and if this should be USB-C.

Technology, Legislation, Standardization, Consumer Electronics, United Kingdom

22 points by speckx 170 days ago | 13 comments

ISO Panel – Trust in AI: How to build global confidence [video] (iso.org)
Chart a course through the intricate AI landscape, with real-world experiences and gain insight into the challenges and opportunities of AI from the consumer perspective.

Artificial Intelligence, Trust, Standardization, Video

7 points by beabytes 203 days ago | 1 comments

Proposal for Standardized JSX (vanillajsx.com)

JavaScript, Web Development, Standardization

4 points by novocantico 215 days ago | 3 comments

WebComponents Proposal: Add lit-HTML to the browser (github.com/WICG)

Web Components, Web Development, JavaScript, HTML, Standardization

15 points by meiraleal 226 days ago | 7 comments

Towards Standardizing Place: Why I'm Excited for Overture's GERS (dbreunig.com)

Standardization, Location Data, Mapping

3 points by dbreunig 245 days ago | 0 comments

OpenFeature: Standardizing Feature Flagging (openfeature.dev)

Software, Standardization, Feature Flags, Open Source

55 points by alexzeitler 267 days ago | 11 comments

Python wheel filenames have no canonical form (yossarian.net)

Python, Programming, Software, Standardization

60 points by woodruffw 294 days ago | 73 comments