Hacker News with Generative AI: Standards

Elementary Functions and Not Following IEEE754 Floating-Point Standard (2020) (hlsl.co.uk)
The IEEE-754 Standard for floating-point numbers was introduced initially in 1985 to solve the problem of diverse floating point implementations prevent code being portable and increase stability across platforms.
Mathematics, Programming, Standards
60 points by dreamer_soul 11 days ago | 32 comments
Evolution of Whois Protocol to RDAP (2019) (icann.org)
The Registration Data Access Protocol, known as RDAP, was created by the technical community in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as an eventual replacement for the WHOIS protocol.
Internet, Protocols, Standards, Technology, Network Management
17 points by Eavolution 11 days ago | 6 comments
It is time to standardize principles and practices for software memory safety (cacm.acm.org)
Twenty-one co-authors, spanning academia and industry, with expertise in memory-safety research, deployment, and policy, argue that standardization is an essential next step to achieving universal strong memory safety.
Software Development, Memory Safety, Standards, Security
76 points by mepian 15 days ago | 98 comments
F-strings for C++26 proposal [pdf] (open-std.org)
C++, Programming Languages, Software Development, Standards
183 points by HeliumHydride 19 days ago | 213 comments
RFC: agents.json, a robots.txt for agents (github.com/jmilinovich)
The web is evolving from a human-first interface to one that serves both humans and artificial agents.
Web Development, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Open Source, Standards
10 points by jmilinovich 22 days ago | 2 comments
OpenTherm: Universal protocol for smart home heating systems (opentherm.eu)
Smart Home, Home Automation, Heating Systems, Technology, Standards
12 points by singingwolfboy 27 days ago | 3 comments
Next-gen Ethernet standards set to move forward in 2025 (networkworld.com)
2024 was a banner year for Ethernet, which has been a foundational element of networking for more than 50 years and is poised for more advancements as 2025 kicks off.
Networking, Technology, Ethernet, Standards
17 points by Corrado 28 days ago | 8 comments
Going Nuts over NIST’s Standard Reference Peanut Butter (2016) (nist.gov)
NIST seems an unlikely source for peanut butter, but we actually sell a variety of “foods,” including spinach, low-calorie cranberry juice cocktail and something called “meat homogenate.”
Food Science, Standards, Government, NIST
113 points by rbanffy 28 days ago | 65 comments
Alibaba, Datadog, and Quesma Join Forces on Go Compile-Time Instrumentation (opentelemetry.io)
Standards are only useful if they’re widely adopted, and adoption is only effective if the available tooling facilitates it. I imagine SI units would not have been too popular when they were introduced if you had to build your own scales to weigh things in Kilograms!
Go, OpenTelemetry, Instrumentation, Standards, Collaboration
37 points by darccio 28 days ago | 4 comments
CVSS Is Dead to Us (haxx.se)
CVSS is short for Common Vulnerability Scoring System and is according to Wikipedia a technical standard for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in computing systems.
Security, Software, Standards
81 points by TangerineDream 29 days ago | 13 comments
A standards-first web framework (nuejs.org)
Today Nue takes a new, more natural direction: it becomes a standards first web framework.
Web Frameworks, JavaScript, Standards
174 points by tipiirai 36 days ago | 215 comments
Anthropic achieves ISO 42001 certification for responsible AI (anthropic.com)
We are excited to announce that Anthropic has achieved accredited certification under the new ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard for our AI management system.
Artificial Intelligence, AI Safety, Standards
84 points by Olshansky 37 days ago | 84 comments
HDMI Forum Announces Version 2.2 of the HDMI Specification (hdmi.org)
Hardware, Standards, Technology
5 points by mfiguiere 46 days ago | 0 comments
RIP W3C's HTML working group 1994-2024 (w3.org)
The mission of the HTML Working Group is to give input to and bring the WHATWG HTML and DOM Review Drafts to W3C Recommendations.
Web Development, HTML, Standards, W3C
47 points by tannhaeuser 57 days ago | 21 comments
XDG Base Directory Specification (freedesktop.org)
Various specifications specify files and file formats. This specification defines where these files should be looked for by defining one or more base directories relative to which files should be located.
File Systems, Standards, Operating Systems
12 points by arunc 61 days ago | 3 comments
RFC 9639 – Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) (rfc-editor.org)
This document defines the Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) format and its streamable subset.
Audio Coding, Standards, Open Source
23 points by b11484 64 days ago | 6 comments
SHA-256, ECDH, Ecdsa and RSA Not Approved by ASD in Australia for 2030 (medium.com)
I am a bit shocked … SHA-256, RSA, ECDSA and ECDH will not be approved for use in Australia by 2030. Basically, these four methods are used for virtually every Web connection that we create, and where ECDH is used for the key exchange, ECDSA or RSA is used to authenticate the remote server, and SHA-256 is used for the integrity of the data sent. The removal of SHA-256 definitely goes against current recommendations.
Cryptography, Security, Australia, Web Security, Standards
10 points by gnabgib 66 days ago | 2 comments
ISO 8583: The language of credit cards (increase.com)
ISO 8583 is the standard for real-time messages communicated between acquirers and issuers through all of the major card networks.
Credit Cards, Finance, Standards, Networking
407 points by ekmartin 66 days ago | 79 comments
Beginning NFC: Introducing NDEF (oreilly.com)
In order to understand NFC, you need to know about the NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF), which is the lingua franca for NFC devices and tags.
NFC, Technology, Communication, Standards, Mobile
22 points by walterbell 66 days ago | 0 comments
JavaScript Signals Standard Proposal (github.com/tc39)
JavaScript, Web Development, Standards, Programming Languages
4 points by ezequiel-garzon 69 days ago | 0 comments
RFC 9557: Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps with Additional Information (rfc-editor.org)
This document defines an extension to the timestamp format defined in [RFC3339] for representing additional information, including a time zone.
Networking, Time, Standards, RFC
31 points by rdpintqogeogsaa 75 days ago | 23 comments
Mastodon vs. Bluesky is a new standards war (neelc.org)
With Bluesky’s apparent rise after the elections, I’ve heard a lot of criticism about Bluesky on the Fediverse. I’m starting to feel the Mastodon vs Bluesky war is a new standards war, one that is analogous to the cellular standards war.
Social Media, Standards, Technology, Decentralization
7 points by neelc 76 days ago | 0 comments
DMARCbis is around the corner: what's changing (dmarcwise.io)
The DMARC protocol (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance), first published in 2015 as RFC 7489, is about to change.
Security, Email, Standards
10 points by matteocontrini 82 days ago | 6 comments
Constraints Are Good: Python's Metadata Dilemma (pocoo.org)
There is currently an effort underway to build a new universal lockfile standard for Python, most of which is taking place on the Python discussion forum. This initiative has highlighted the difficulty of creating a standard that satisfies everyone. It has become clear that different Python packaging tools are having slightly different ideas in mind of what a lockfile is supposed to look like or even be used for.
Python, Software Development, Standards, Community, Lockfiles
76 points by ingve 86 days ago | 24 comments
C++ Standards Contributor Expelled for 'The Undefined Behavior Question' (slashdot.org)
C++, Programming Languages, Standards, Controversies
10 points by kevdev 89 days ago | 2 comments
C++ Standards Contributor Expelled for 'The Undefined Behavior Question' (slashdot.org)
C++, Programming Languages, Standards, Controversy
94 points by jamesy0ung 89 days ago | 90 comments
Khronos group launches Slang, contributed by Nvidia (khronos.org)
Beaverton, OR – November 21, 2024 – The Khronos® Group, an open consortium of industry leaders in interoperability standards, has announced the launch of the new Slang™ Initiative.
Software, Open Source, Standards, Graphics, Artificial Intelligence
20 points by dagmx 92 days ago | 2 comments
OpenID Connect specifications published as ISO standards (self-issued.info)
I’m thrilled to report that the OpenID Connect specifications have now been published as ISO/IEC standards.
OpenID Connect, Standards, Security, Authentication
306 points by mooreds 103 days ago | 138 comments
Thinking about recipe formats more than anyone should (rknight.me)
I've had a note in my todo list for quite a while to get my (admittedly small) collection of recipes on my website. The note mentioned to look into Cooklang which is a "recipe markup language" but I also wanted to see if anyone knew of any other standards I should be looking at before I went ahead. I got a few responses:
Web Development, Recipes, Standards, Programming Languages
130 points by caleb_thompson 107 days ago | 136 comments
The BPF instruction set architecture is now RFC 9669 (lwn.net)
After a couple of years of effort, the BPF instruction set architecture has been accepted as RFC 9669, giving it a standard outside of the in-kernel implementation.
Networking, Standards, Linux
53 points by corbet 108 days ago | 10 comments