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Web Standards What are they, and why do they matter today? Rachel Andrew, Untangle the Web, London April 2013 Monday, 8 April 13

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What are these web standards? Monday, 8 April 13

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Maturity Levels Working Draft Monday, 8 April 13

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Maturity Levels Candidate Recommendation Monday, 8 April 13

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Maturity Levels Proposed Recommendation Monday, 8 April 13

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Maturity Levels W3C Recommendation - a “web standard” Monday, 8 April 13

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“Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana Monday, 8 April 13

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IE Usage http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Internet-explorer-usage-data.svg Monday, 8 April 13

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/mn_francis/215936669 Monday, 8 April 13

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The Web Standards Project Monday, 8 April 13

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WebKit Safari, Chrome ... Blink Monday, 8 April 13

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http://cognition.happycog.com/article/building-the-happy-cog-test-lab Monday, 8 April 13

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Do web standards matter today? Monday, 8 April 13

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Standards give us a framework to experiment Monday, 8 April 13

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Standards guard against a monoculture Monday, 8 April 13

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Standards help to future-proof our work Monday, 8 April 13

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How should we ensure we follow standards? Monday, 8 April 13

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Validate your work ... if something is invalid - know why Monday, 8 April 13

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Work to the spec avoid targeting one particular browser/rendering engine Monday, 8 April 13

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Target features not browsers when dealing with lack of support Monday, 8 April 13

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Keep it accessible the web is for everyone - and it’s our job to keep it that way Monday, 8 April 13

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Thank you http://rachelandrew.co.uk/presentations/web-standards @rachelandrew Monday, 8 April 13