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The Web Standards Project (WASP) is a coalition of Web developers and users. Their mission is to stop the fragmentation of the Web, by persuading browser makers that standards are in everyone's best interest.
A List Apart for People Who Make Websites:
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Jeffrey Zeldman presents XHTML, CSS, 508.
www.zeldman.com - Daily Report
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This is an important question because what have historically been acceptable HTML pages (non standards compliant), will no longer function properly (if at all) as the browser agents become more standards compliant and XML centric.
How good will your website look and how well will it function as the Web evolves?
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The WaSP LEARN section exists to provide you with resources to get you up to par with web standards. This expanding area of tutorials, articles, reference charts, templates, and a directory of website resources can help you make sense of the standards and prepare you for things that could be especially challenging or confusing.
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I pulled out the two Recommendations that, in my opinion, have the biggest impact on Web Designers. They are the XML and XHTML 1.0 standards.
The move to XML is what necessitated the creation of XHTML. The W3C needed a markup language that could move the Web towards XML without making obsolete all the HTML that already existed out on the Internet. XHTML 1.0 was the answer.
XHTML 1.0 combines the best of HTML
with the best of XML
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I have seen discussion on the etiquette of linking to other sites. Some opinions are that you should ask permission before linking to other Websites. Another opinion, and the one I follow, is that the hyperlink is the foundation of the Web and there is no reason to fill up someone’s email with messages asking permission to link.
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Here is an excellent article written by a man who has been at the forefront of the XML/XHTML movement, Simon St. Laurent.
