Slide 21 - Benefits of Web Standards § Session 01 - The Internet, World Wide Web, Web Browsers, Web Sites, and HTML

Benefits of Web Standards

Standards for:

Markup (HTML)
- Nu Html Checker
  https://validator.w3.org/nu/
Style (CSS)
Function (JavaScript)

Benefits:

Improved Accessibility
- People (Section 508, WAI)
- Machines
  - Search Engines
  - Devices
Stability
- Forward-compatible and backward-compatible.
Separation of Concerns (Structure, Style, Function)
- lighter, cleaner pages
- easier maintenance
- easier redesign
Validation

"Be liberal in what you accept, and
conservative in what you send"

"Postel's Law" or the "Robustness Principle"