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.
Will MCP stay for the long term? (rnikhil.com)
MCP is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs.
Standard proposal for memory-Safety in C (2024) [pdf] (open-std.org)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"A major blocker to free and open source multimedia is isostandards" (twitter.com)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Proposal for Standardized JSX (vanillajsx.com)
WebComponents Proposal: Add lit-HTML to the browser (github.com/WICG)
Towards Standardizing Place: Why I'm Excited for Overture's GERS (dbreunig.com)
OpenFeature: Standardizing Feature Flagging (openfeature.dev)
Python wheel filenames have no canonical form (yossarian.net)