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Web Developer Resource Index: Standards

At the heart of Standards on the Web lies the World Wide Web Consortium (aka the W3C or w3.org). Formed in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee at the MIT LCS, after having invented the Web at CERN just a few years earlier. The W3C develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential [http://www.w3.org/]

The W3C is an international group of industry and academic professionals with these goals in mind. It is not a controlling body, you are free to adopt and use the standards (or recommendations) they issue if you wish, or you may choose to ignore them. I will allow the other advocates listed in this category, and elsewhere in this Resource Index, to present their arguments for doing so.

Updated: Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 @ 3:30 PM EST

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1.World Wide Web Consortium

W3C Mission Statement: "To lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web" [75]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.w3.org/
Author:
World Wide Web Consortium
[3]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 4:03 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

World Wide Web Consortium standards w3c web
2.Web Standards Workshop

A straightforward, yet very effective overview of Web standards. Covers markup, HTML and XHTML, semantics, accessibility, and CSS (in great detail). An excellent place to start your journey towards modern Web design best practices, highly recommended. [1516]
★★★★★
URI:http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/workshop/
Author:
Russ Weakley
[7]
Reviewed:Saturday, August 27th, 2005 @ 2:16 AM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

Web Standards Workshop css design html markup semantics standards xhtml
3.A Web Standards Checklist

A site built to Web standards should adhere to standards and pursue best practices. In other words, a site built to Web standards should ideally be lean, clean, CSS-based, accessible, usable and search engine friendly. [1005]
★★★★★
URI:http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/checklist.cfm
Author:
Russ Weakley
[7]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 5:24 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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4.W3C Technical Reports and Publications

A W3C Recommendation (similar to the standards published by other organizations) is a specification or set of guidelines that, after extensive consensus-building, has received the endorsement of W3C Members and the Director. [1002]
★★★★★
URI:http://www.w3.org/TR/
Author:
World Wide Web Consortium
[3]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 4:41 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

W3C Technical Reports and Publications spec standards w3c
5.The Web Standards Project

The Web Standards Project (WaSP) was formed in 1998 with the goal of promoting core web standards and encouraging browser makers to do the same, thereby ensuring simple, affordable access for all. [85]
★★★★★
URI:http://webstandards.org/
Author:
WaSP Committee
[3]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 3:42 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

The Web Standards Project browser standards
6.W3C::LogValidator

A set of Perl modules that scan your Web server log file(s) to check the most popular pages for valid HTML or XHTML, CSS, and broken links. Generated reports can be written to a HTML file, or emailed to you. The latter is handy for running as a cron job. [1790]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.w3.org/QA/Tools/LogValidator/
Author:
Olivier Théreaux
[2]
Reviewed:Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 @ 3:30 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

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7.Web Standards Curriculum

When completed, Opera's new WSC will consist of 50 articles covering standards-based Web development, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and design principles. Released in association with the Yahoo! Developer Network, the WSC is also supported by the WSP. [1781]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.opera.com/wsc/
Author:
Chris Mills
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 @ 11:45 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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8.Web Standards Quiz

Test your Web standards, CSS and XHTML skills and knowledge with this random 20 question quiz. It's multiple choice, with only one correct answer per question. If you score 100% and do it quickly enough, you'll make it into the top 20 Hall of Fame. [1634]
★★★★☆
URI:http://khmerang.com/webstandardsquiz/
Author:
Miika Makinen
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, February 8th, 2006 @ 1:06 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Web Standards Quiz css standards xhtml
9.Ten questions for Russ Weakley

The shoe's on the other foot, what goes around comes around! Russ, of "Ten questions" and Maxdesign fame, becomes the interviewee in this piece by Maxine of westciv.com. Learn the history of WSG and Russ's views on standards, accessibility and CSS. [1273]
★★★★☆
URI:http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/russ-weakley.cfm
Author:
Maxine Sherrin
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, June 7th, 2005 @ 1:26 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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10.W3 Compliant Sites

If your design meets W3C standards by using semantic and valid markup, separates presentation from structure and content, and incorporates accessibility features, then submit it here to be listed with other developers who have gone the extra mile. [1263]
★★★★☆
URI:http://w3csites.com/
Author:
Sean Ho
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, June 3rd, 2005 @ 5:31 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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11.The Weekly Standards

There are plenty of Web design and development sites out there, both personal and professional, with clean, structured markup and standards-based designs. But how often do you see corporate sites doing this? This site showcases a few each month. [1171]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.weeklystandards.com/
Author:
Forty Media
[1]
Reviewed:Monday, May 16th, 2005 @ 1:50 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

The Weekly Standards design developer markup standards web
12.My Web site is standard! And yours?

Here you will find easy, painless techniques and ideas to improve your Web site quality and make your Web site valid. The document is intended for HTML authors and developers working on Web applications. [1009]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.w3.org/QA/2002/04/Web-Quality
Author:
Karl Dubost
[2]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 9:37 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

My Web site is standard! And yours? developer standards w3c
13.Digital Web: Standards

Contributed articles by many recognized design and development professionals. [1008]
★★★★☆
URI:http://digital-web.com/topics/web_standards/
Author:
Community
[19]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 9:28 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

Digital Web: Standards design developer standards
14.Web Standards ROI

The author presents real-world examples of projects and the Return On Investment (ROI) of going with Web standards. [1007]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.7nights.com/asterisk/archive/2004/06/web-standards-roi
Author:
D. Keith Robinson
[1]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 6:11 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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15.Using Web Standards in Your Web Pages

This article provides an overview of the process for upgrading the content of your Web pages to conform to the W3C Web standards. The various sections identify some practices which are at odds with the standards and suggest replacements. [1006]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/upgrade_2.html
Author:
Document Team
[2]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 5:50 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

Using Web Standards in Your Web Pages mozilla standards
16.Web Standards Awards

The Web Standards Awards aims to promote Web site design using W3C standards by seeking out and highlighting the finest standards-compliant sites on the Internet. [1004]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.webstandardsawards.com/
Author:
WSA Panel
[1]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 5:11 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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17.Designing with Web Standards

Standards enable you to create sites that will work as well tomorrow as they do today. It also allows you to work seamlessly with XML-based Web services and tools, and can help you stay on the right side of accessibility laws and guidelines. [1003]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.zeldman.com/dwws/
Author:
Jeffrey Zeldman
[1]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 5:04 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

Designing with Web Standards accessibility standards web
18.Buy Standards Compliant Web Sites

Adding standards compliance to your requirements helps achieve a more powerful, accessible, and maintainable final product, and leverages the energies put into standards. [1001]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.w3.org/QA/2002/07/WebAgency-Requirements
Author:
Dominique Hazaël-Massieux
[5]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 4:40 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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19.The Business Value of Web Standards

Does designing to Web standards give organizations a return on investment? Does the transition to XHTML and CSS make financial sense? The answer to those questions is yes. [275]
★★★★☆
URI:http://adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000266.php
Author:
Jeffery Veen
[1]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 4:03 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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20.A Web Standards Primer

What every Web site owner should know about standards: A brief non-technical explanation of Web standards for Web site owners and managers. This article explains the benefits of Web standards, how they work, and how to begin implementing them. [273]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.maccaws.org/kit/primer/
Author:
MACCAWS Team
[1]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 3:48 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

A Web Standards Primer standards
21.Developing With Web Standards

This document explains how and why using Web standards will let you build Web sites in a way that saves time and money for the developer and provides a better experience for the visitor. [90]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/developing_with_web_standards/
Author:
Roger Johansson
[4]
Reviewed:Monday, April 18th, 2005 @ 10:58 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

Developing With Web Standards developer standards
22.Web Standards Group: About Web Standards

An overview, including the key benefits, of using Web standards in your development projects. The "Ten Questions" series is very informative, and the site also has a resource directory, an email discussion list, job announcements and more. [87]
★★★★☆
URI:http://webstandardsgroup.org/go/resource1.cfm
Author:
Russ Weakley
[7]
Reviewed:Wednesday, June 1st, 2005 @ 8:54 AM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

Web Standards Group: About Web Standards developer standards