SPAM-LOW: Re: [thelist] Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Common Practice vs Standards
dwain
dwain at alforddesigngroup.com
Tue Jan 25 20:09:35 CST 2005
Justin Kozuch @ pxLabs wrote:
>
>
> I would tend to think that the number of web standard coders are on
> the rise, however, there are plenty of designers who don't code for
> standards compared to those who do. The reasons for this are, I'm
> sure, are varied, ranging from plain old "I really don't see the
> benefits" ignorance to the more incredulous "Web standards? What the
> cuff are Web standards?".
>
i have run across the "what the cuff, my web site displays ok" to the
"there are web standards? where can i get information?" i got a thank
you from the last question when i sent the w3c link. i didn't know
about web standards until i began using css and subscribed to the
css-discuss list. now i make the effort to validate and write good
code. there are those out there, with a bit of knowledge of the
existence of standards, would make the switch. i am grateful for lists
such as this one to help me understand standards and better coding
practices. without you seasoned veterans i would still be using wysiwyg
in the dark rather than hand coding clean, standards compliant code (or
at least trying to).
standards are just that, the proper or correct way to perform a task
that all may benefit from without crashing the system. what i foresee
is that standards will become universal and that non standard practices
will not render properly; and that those who are not with the program
will fall by the wayside. am i delusional? maybe, but with the rise
in gecko browsers being used and those of us coding to standards, if you
are using a non standards browser in the future you will not get the
correct picture. people will be saying "ie doesn't make the page look
right, what's wrong with ie?" that's when ms will have to fish or cut
bait. coders can and will make the difference. the more coders that
know about standards and see that other browsers, except for ie, render
their designs properly with fewer to no hacks, then standards will
work. until then, hack on brothers!
dwain
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