End of an era! I remember going through XSLT tutorials many decades ago and learning everything there was to learn about this curious technology that could make boring XML documents come 'alive'. I still use it to style my RSS feeds, for example, <https://susam.net/feed.xml>. It always felt satisfying that an XML file with a stylesheet could serve as both data and presentation.
Keeping links to the original announcements for future reference:
I know that every such feature adds significant complexity and maintenance burden, and most people probably don't even know that many browsers can render XSLT. Nevertheless, it feels like yet another interesting and niche part of the web, still used by us old-timers, is going away.
Keeping links to the original announcements for future reference:
1) <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/CxL4g...>
2) <https://developer.chrome.com/docs/web-platform/deprecating-x...>
I know that every such feature adds significant complexity and maintenance burden, and most people probably don't even know that many browsers can render XSLT. Nevertheless, it feels like yet another interesting and niche part of the web, still used by us old-timers, is going away.