The latest articles on DEV Community by Aditya Mishra (@aditya_mishra_b443092009f). https://dev.to/aditya_mishra_b443092009f https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1913544%2Faf711fad-8340-470b-92da-d0833fa6be35.png https://dev.to/aditya_mishra_b443092009f en Aditya Mishra Sun, 11 Aug 2024 11:56:50 +0000 https://dev.to/aditya_mishra_b443092009f/why-whatwg-created-a-separate-specification-for-url-standard--58mc https://dev.to/aditya_mishra_b443092009f/why-whatwg-created-a-separate-specification-for-url-standard--58mc <p>The rfc3986, by IETF and W3C, is still the internet standard for URIs, as mentioned in that website.</p> <p>That also includes url and urn descriptions. Then why WHATWG had to develop an entirely new standard for URL ?</p> <p>Moreover, in the WHATWG's URL living standard, its mention in the "goal" section that - this standard obsoletes the rfc 3986 and 3987, yet according to ietf rfc 3986 is still an " internet standard ".</p> <p>This is very confusing, I believe I am not understanding a key technical aspect regarding uri or URL or standard bodies etc...</p> <p>Can someone give me a cohesive, detailed explanation for the above question, with references if possible..</p>