Brain-dead voodoo unworthy of respect or care
Friday, 9 January 2009
Chapter One
Until web standards came along we were all happily coding along our differing versions for backwards compatibility. Wait a minute… did I say backward? Yes, constantly chasing old technology to include those users who had not updated their browser software. Writing Javascript vs. ActiveX inline styles vs. CSS sheets even DHTML vs. DHTML (yes dynamic HTML was different for different browsers) Bloated web coding has cost clients billions collectively in over used bandwidth and has excluded up to 25% of possible customers. So what’s the cure?
“Write once, publish everywhere,” or follow web standards. This forward compatible thinking will continue to include more and more potential viewers for our sites through the use of XHTML, CSS, Javascript, and DOM. The WC3 has set a very attainable (accessible) future with the Web Standards Project. Savings in time to create and maintain sites and bandwidth alone are worth it.