“Since people like Jeffery Zeldman started persuading browser manufactures to support standards through the Web Standards Project, browsers have come a long way.

“While there may be no official standard for how Web developers code Web sites, we need look no further than the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for some recommendations. Only by following these guidelines can Web developers ensure the maximum return on investment for Web site development. And when it comes to standards, we need to start saying goodbye to our love/fascination with ancient HTML 4.01 and tables, and say hello to XHTML, CSS and the use of divs.

“So why has it taken so long for Web development standards to become a reality? Why have Web front-end developers ignored them for so long? Simply because the browser manufacturers let them get away with it—and it made coding much quicker when we didn’t have to think about details like the closing paragraph tag.” [ Read more... ]