Breaking Borders: Web Standards

a talk about our history and why it is still relevant today.

Transcript

1. WEB STANDARDS Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew Breaking Borders, December 2013 Tuesday, 17 December 13
2. A journey back to our roots Tuesday, 17 December 13
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4. George Santayana “Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” Tuesday, 17 December 13
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8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/oimax/2141263830 Tuesday, 17 December 13
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10. The Web Standards Project Tuesday, 17 December 13
11. http://archive.webstandards.org/mission.html Tuesday, 17 December 13
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20010208111635/http:// www.someplace.force9.co.uk/index.html Tuesday, 17 December 13
13. http://web.archive.org/web/20010917021219/http://www.microsoft.com/ windows/ie/default.asp Tuesday, 17 December 13
14. http://web.archive.org/web/20010802060554/http:// www.rachelandrew.co.uk/blog/default.asp Tuesday, 17 December 13
15. http://web.archive.org/web/20010924004132/http:// www.edgeofmyseat.com/ Tuesday, 17 December 13
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17. http://www.webstandards.org/action/dwtf/mxassessed/ Tuesday, 17 December 13
18. IE Usage http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Internet-explorer-usage-data.svg Tuesday, 17 December 13
19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mn_francis/215936669 Tuesday, 17 December 13
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22. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ventanazul/2201719533 Tuesday, 17 December 13
23. http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-grid Tuesday, 17 December 13
24. http://html.adobe.com/webplatform/layout/regions/ Tuesday, 17 December 13
25. http://cognition.happycog.com/article/building-the-happy-cog-test-lab Tuesday, 17 December 13
26. http://www.webstandards.org/2013/03/01/our-work-here-is-done/ Tuesday, 17 December 13
27. Do web standards matter today? Tuesday, 17 December 13
28. Yes. Tuesday, 17 December 13
29. Standards give us a framework to experiment Tuesday, 17 December 13
30. http://css-tricks.com/old-flexbox-and-new-flexbox Tuesday, 17 December 13
31. http://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2013/04/10/css-grid-layout---what- has-changed/ Tuesday, 17 December 13
32. Standards guard against a monoculture Tuesday, 17 December 13
33. Standards help to future- proof our work Tuesday, 17 December 13
34. https://twitter.com/Lockedown_/status/319500597873217537 Tuesday, 17 December 13
35. How do we ensure we follow standards? Tuesday, 17 December 13
36. Validate your work Tuesday, 17 December 13
37. Work to the spec Tuesday, 17 December 13
38. Target features or lack of features - not browsers Tuesday, 17 December 13
39. Keep it accessible Tuesday, 17 December 13
40. This is for everyone. Tuesday, 17 December 13
41. http://rachelandrew.co.uk/presentations/web-standards @rachelandrew rachelandrew.co.uk grabaperch.com edgeofmyseat.com thank you. Tuesday, 17 December 13