Untangle the web - web standards

Web standards - what are they and why do they matter today. A talk for Untangle the Web at Google Campus, April 8th 2013.

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1. Web Standards What are they, and why do they matter today? Rachel Andrew, Untangle the Web, London April 2013 Monday, 8 April 13
2. What are these web standards? Monday, 8 April 13
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6. Maturity Levels Working Draft Monday, 8 April 13
7. Maturity Levels Candidate Recommendation Monday, 8 April 13
8. Maturity Levels Proposed Recommendation Monday, 8 April 13
9. Maturity Levels W3C Recommendation - a “web standard” Monday, 8 April 13
10. “Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana Monday, 8 April 13
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12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/oimax/2141263830 Monday, 8 April 13
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18. IE Usage http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Internet-explorer-usage-data.svg Monday, 8 April 13
19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mn_francis/215936669 Monday, 8 April 13
20. The Web Standards Project Monday, 8 April 13
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24. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ventanazul/2201719533 Monday, 8 April 13
25. WebKit Safari, Chrome ... Blink Monday, 8 April 13
26. http://cognition.happycog.com/article/building-the-happy-cog-test-lab Monday, 8 April 13
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30. Do web standards matter today? Monday, 8 April 13
31. Standards give us a framework to experiment Monday, 8 April 13
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33. Standards guard against a monoculture Monday, 8 April 13
34. Standards help to future-proof our work Monday, 8 April 13
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36. How should we ensure we follow standards? Monday, 8 April 13
37. Validate your work ... if something is invalid - know why Monday, 8 April 13
38. Work to the spec avoid targeting one particular browser/rendering engine Monday, 8 April 13
39. Target features not browsers when dealing with lack of support Monday, 8 April 13
40. Keep it accessible the web is for everyone - and it’s our job to keep it that way Monday, 8 April 13
41. Thank you http://rachelandrew.co.uk/presentations/web-standards @rachelandrew Monday, 8 April 13