What are Web Standards and Why Should I Learn It ?

**LadynRed** · 12:40 PM

Web standards are important, and getting moreso every day. Tables for layout are out. There are many reasons to learn web standards and code your sites to adhere to them as much as you can. You don't have to become a 'standardista', but learning and coding for web standards will help you - and your clients. Yes, there's a learning curve, but a good web master never stops learning

Here is a list of some resources for learning about Web Standards and why they are important.

http://www.webstandards.org/learn/
http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/de...web_standards/
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/checklist.htm
http://www.zeldman.com/ - Jeff Zeldman, Standards guru

Designing With Web Standards, 2nd edition, by Jeffrey Zeldman
http://www.zeldman.com/dwws/

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/imp...-web-standards

Why should you bother ?? There are good business reasons:
http://www.adaptivepath.com/publicat...ves/000266.php
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/benefits/
http://www.maccaws.org/kit/primer/

Along with Web Standards, you have to also grasp Usability and Accessibility (it's not JUST about the blind !)
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/

More about Web Standards, Validation and Accessibility
2/26/07 http://www.alistapart.com/articles/w...dardswentwrong

3/7/07 - Excellent articles on Web Standards and Design by Andy Rutledge at DesignView
"Web Standards: Its About Quality, Not Compliance: http://www.andyrutledge.com/web-standards.php
"Web Misunderstandards" http://www.andyrutledge.com/web-misunderstandards.php - It's NOT about stifling design !

**RanaD** · 02-19-2007, 03:42 PM

Found this link:
http://validator.w3.org/docs/why.html

Interesting part:

Quote:

It is now just over a year since a court first awarded damages to a blind user against the owners of a website he found inaccessible (Maguire vs SOCOG, August 2000)

**maddy** · 02-21-2007, 01:23 AM

Very interesting one.

"Always Stick to the Basics"

For all Web Developers, this is very important while you design and develop a website. All this web standrads helps in one to come out with a good website and also as a best web developer.

Hands up....

regards
maddy

**maddy** · 01:25 AM

" LadynRed " interesting post

Regards
maddy

**Ar3d** · 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LadynRed

Web standards are important, and getting moreso every day. Tables for layout are out. There are many reasons to learn web standards and code your sites to adhere to them as much as you can. You don't have to become a 'standardista', but learning and coding for web standards will help you - and your clients. Yes, there's a learning curve, but a good web master never stops learning

Here is a list of some resources for learning about Web Standards and why they are important.

http://www.webstandards.org/learn/
http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/de...web_standards/
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/checklist.htm
http://www.zeldman.com/ - Jeff Zeldman, Standards guru

Designing With Web Standards, 2nd edition, by Jeffrey Zeldman
http://www.zeldman.com/dwws/

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/imp...-web-standards

Why should you bother ?? There are good business reasons:
http://www.adaptivepath.com/publicat...ves/000266.php
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/benefits/
http://www.maccaws.org/kit/primer/

Along with Web Standards, you have to also grasp Usability and Accessibility (it's not JUST about the blind !)
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/

NICE WORDS, IT WILL HELP US A LOT.. me as newbie, am always stick on that kind of informations which i know it would help me a lot..

**akundimohan** · 04-14-2007, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LadynRed

Web standards are important, and getting moreso every day. Tables for layout are out. There are many reasons to learn web standards and code your sites to adhere to them as much as you can. You don't have to become a 'standardista', but learning and coding for web standards will help you - and your clients. Yes, there's a learning curve, but a good web master never stops learning

Here is a list of some resources for learning about Web Standards and why they are important.

http://www.webstandards.org/learn/
http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/de...web_standards/
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/checklist.htm
http://www.zeldman.com/ - Jeff Zeldman, Standards guru

Designing With Web Standards, 2nd edition, by Jeffrey Zeldman
http://www.zeldman.com/dwws/

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/imp...-web-standards

Why should you bother ?? There are good business reasons:
http://www.adaptivepath.com/publicat...ves/000266.php
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/benefits/
http://www.maccaws.org/kit/primer/

Along with Web Standards, you have to also grasp Usability and Accessibility (it's not JUST about the blind !)
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/

More about Web Standards, Validation and Accessibility
2/26/07 http://www.alistapart.com/articles/w...dardswentwrong

3/7/07 - Excellent articles on Web Standards and Design by Andy Rutledge at DesignView
"Web Standards: Its About Quality, Not Compliance: http://www.andyrutledge.com/web-standards.php
"Web Misunderstandards" http://www.andyrutledge.com/web-misunderstandards.php - It's NOT about stifling design !

Web standards are most important. Thanks to share here

**Angelosanto** · 04-16-2007, 09:12 AM

A fantastic list of resources, thank you. I have bookmarked this page

**akdiver** · 05-10-2007, 03:14 AM

i cant believe that court case. what kind of website was it like a doctor or hospital one? I can see why we should do it but to be legally liable to not provide adequate usability for the blind its a little scary.

**LadynRed** · 05-10-2007, 12:45 PM

The court case was against TARGET, a retail store. Their on-line store was the problem.

**Hashim** · 05-19-2007, 02:16 PM

Three reasons to learn web standards:

1. It increase the chance of webpage to look good on all browsers.
2. Smaller page, free of junk thereby making you site faster to load, save hosting cost by reducing webspace usage + bandwidth.
3. And most important, search engine crawl your page easily giving your site more traffic.

**ninja2001k** · 05-23-2007, 04:15 PM

I have found it allot of fun conforming with web standards and also moving from tables to pure css. It is a good practice, yes, you can get stuck on a layout issue at some point which will want you too pull your hair out, but very satisfying when you find the solution!

**unixcommerce** · 05-28-2007, 04:30 PM

Its really just a plan by the powers that be to better manage the webs wild traits. Just think about how google would benefit if all websites for the most part were formatted similarly.

**dougadam** · 06-01-2007, 10:53 AM

I agree ladynred it is very important to learn the web standards.

**davidwhite** · 06-04-2007, 12:17 AM

I personally user Firefox and have discovered that there are many websites on the net that do not work properly with my browser.

**citisbest** · 06-08-2007, 01:21 PM

Good things to know about the web standards...
Is it that creating a web site in HTML be better than others like php, etc., under the web standards to be more successful?

**blackcollarcat** · 06-12-2007, 09:33 PM

We try not to use tables for website.Now, how bout for pages that needs lots of tables. Like a time table structure. It will be extremely hard to use CSS method isnt it?

Mel

**LadynRed** · 06-13-2007, 02:29 PM

For something like that, for tabular DATA, tables are fine and you can still style them with CSS

**blackcollarcat** · 06-14-2007, 10:34 PM

Yeah ok. Thank you for the reply!

**rogem002** · 06-21-2007, 10:29 AM

Thank you for the post, I've wanted to know more about web standards.

**edcox** · 06-22-2007, 08:36 PM

Web standards should be the starting point for any good designer. It can be hard to start with, but is incredibly worthwhile now that I can produce accessible websites which conform to standards and are still attractive.

This is a great post,with lots of good links to some very important information.

02-10-2007, 11:06 AM	#1 (permalink) What are Web Standards and Why Should I Learn It ?
LadynRed Super Moderator Posts: 5,567 Location: Tennessee Talkupation:	Web standards are important, and getting moreso every day. Tables for layout are out. There are many reasons to learn web standards and code your sites to adhere to them as much as you can. You don't have to become a 'standardista', but learning and coding for web standards will help you - and your clients. Yes, there's a learning curve, but a good web master never stops learning Here is a list of some resources for learning about Web Standards and why they are important. http://www.webstandards.org/learn/ http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/de...web_standards/ http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/checklist.htm http://www.zeldman.com/ - Jeff Zeldman, Standards guru Designing With Web Standards, 2nd edition, by Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.zeldman.com/dwws/ http://www.sitepoint.com/article/imp...-web-standards Why should you bother ?? There are good business reasons: http://www.adaptivepath.com/publicat...ves/000266.php http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/benefits/ http://www.maccaws.org/kit/primer/ Along with Web Standards, you have to also grasp Usability and Accessibility (it's not JUST about the blind !) http://www.webcredible.co.uk/ More about Web Standards, Validation and Accessibility 2/26/07 http://www.alistapart.com/articles/w...dardswentwrong 3/7/07 - Excellent articles on Web Standards and Design by Andy Rutledge at DesignView "Web Standards: Its About Quality, Not Compliance: http://www.andyrutledge.com/web-standards.php "Web Misunderstandards" http://www.andyrutledge.com/web-misunderstandards.php - It's NOT about stifling design ! __________________ Web Goddess & Web Standards Evangelist :) - Tables Be Gone !! "Using or working with IE is like having to wear a 1970's polyester suit with pantyhose and a girdle, to work everyday" Last edited by LadynRed : 03-07-2007 at 12:40 PM.

02-21-2007, 01:24 AM	#4 (permalink) Re: What are Web Standards and Why Should I Learn It ?
maddy Novice Talker Posts: 7 Talkupation:	" LadynRed " interesting post Regards maddy Last edited by maddy : 02-21-2007 at 01:25 AM.

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05-10-2007, 12:45 PM	#9 (permalink) Re: What are Web Standards and Why Should I Learn It ?
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02-21-2007, 01:23 AM	#3 (permalink) Re: What are Web Standards and Why Should I Learn It ?
maddy Novice Talker Posts: 7 Talkupation:	Very interesting one. "Always Stick to the Basics" For all Web Developers, this is very important while you design and develop a website. All this web standrads helps in one to come out with a good website and also as a best web developer. Hands up.... regards maddy

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ninja2001k Novice Talker Posts: 11 Location: uk Talkupation:	I have found it allot of fun conforming with web standards and also moving from tables to pure css. It is a good practice, yes, you can get stuck on a layout issue at some point which will want you too pull your hair out, but very satisfying when you find the solution!

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citisbest Novice Talker Posts: 7 Name: Jaison Joseph Talkupation:	Good things to know about the web standards... Is it that creating a web site in HTML be better than others like php, etc., under the web standards to be more successful?

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blackcollarcat Average Talker Posts: 26 Talkupation:	We try not to use tables for website.Now, how bout for pages that needs lots of tables. Like a time table structure. It will be extremely hard to use CSS method isnt it? Mel

06-13-2007, 02:29 PM	#17 (permalink) Re: What are Web Standards and Why Should I Learn It ?
LadynRed Super Moderator Posts: 5,567 Location: Tennessee Talkupation:	For something like that, for tabular DATA, tables are fine and you can still style them with CSS __________________ Web Goddess & Web Standards Evangelist :) - Tables Be Gone !! "Using or working with IE is like having to wear a 1970's polyester suit with pantyhose and a girdle, to work everyday"

06-14-2007, 10:34 PM	#18 (permalink) Re: What are Web Standards and Why Should I Learn It ?
blackcollarcat Average Talker Posts: 26 Talkupation:	Yeah ok. Thank you for the reply!

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edcox Novice Talker Posts: 7 Name: Ed Cox Location: Manchester, UK Talkupation:	Web standards should be the starting point for any good designer. It can be hard to start with, but is incredibly worthwhile now that I can produce accessible websites which conform to standards and are still attractive. This is a great post,with lots of good links to some very important information.