Web Design in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

Simpler and faster development

For years, web developers have needed to jump through hoops to compensate for the differences in browser support, sometimes resorting to creating several different versions of the whole site to cater to browser support quirks. Properly marking up the structure of documents and the strategic use of style sheets enables you to create one version of your content that serves all your visitors. And because the document controlling visual style is separate from the content, the design and editorial development can happen in tandem, potentially shortening production schedules. By cutting time from development schedules, standards compliance can make good business sense.