14 September 2004
Web Standards
Today's discussion will be on web coding standards, which tend to generate almost as many religious battles as operating system choices.
We'll cover the HTML standards development process, existing HTML and XHTML standards, problems with existing standards, and browser support for standards. We'll also discuss the issues surrounding separation of presentation and content, and the importance of CSS in standards-based web development.
Readings on Web Standards
- Part I of Designing With Web Standards (pages 1-137)
- Fix Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE
- Why We Won't Help You
- Semantic Obsolescence
- The Business Benefits of Web Standards
Optional (added late):