Chapter 1: Following Web Standards
In This Chapter
Following web standards
Finding out about W3C standards online
Using the right DOCTYPE
Understanding the differences between HTML, XHTML, and HTML5
Discovering why CSS is better than HTML for styling
Writing Section 508–accessible code
Web standards are an important part of the web design process that every designer, coder, and programmer needs to understand and use. The standards generally focus on how a web page works under the hood, but they can also have some significant implications for a site’s design. Most importantly, these standards help ensure that anyone and any device (such as a screen reader or search engine robot) using the web — regardless of their browser, device, or operating system — can view the content on a web ...
