World Wide Web and webstandards

Wide World Web: a tool with endless possibilities to advance business, connect people and share information. It should be available to everyone despite their choice in browser and operating system brand. Web standards can make this happen.

This is why

I believe that with these opportunities there is a real responsibility to understand its complexity and provide solid solutions for my customers. This means using code that is W3C compliant. I believe that the need for universality is vital and with this set of recommendations, we, the developers, can actually create uniform code that can be interpreted by both man and machine.

Who is the W3C

The W3C claim they are "leading the Web to its full potential". Big words from a big organization with prominent members such as: Microsoft, IBM, Apple, AT&T, Adobe, BBC, Ericsson, Google, Novell, Nokia, Sony, Vodafone, Xerox, Yahoo etc.

Web standards are good

Websites written according to the W3C standards, and with accessibility and usability in mind, means your site becomes device independent. Using web standards is entirely voluntary as there are no governing bodies forcing companies to comply. I believe web standards is the choice that makes the most sense in a competitive global economy, especially since there are no extra costs involved. Thanks to the W3C, there is mechanism, a standardization, a language that opens the doors to business and its customers across the world. Hallelujah baby ;)

Markup validation

Another advantage, perhaps in the more geeky department, is the Markup Validation Service from W3C where you can validate your pages to see if they comply with W3C recommendations.