ess, but
it's a battle.
Regards,
David McDonald
http://www.davidmcdonald.org
Original Message
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Subject: RE: [WSG] Real world use of standards
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:06:45 +1100
>
>I have a question for you all, given that q
> How many of you have experienced working for companies/clients which
> actively embrace the standards and protocols/working methods we
> discuss here
> every day? It seems to me that very often dealing with clients and
client
> needs makes using standards to the fullest an impractical thing at be
Bradley,
First of all, this is not off-topic at all. In fact, I reckon it's the most
important issue facing developers/designers on this list.
Here are some comments based on Peter's and my experience.. Take or leave as
you wish. :)
CLIENTS
We always sit down with our clients and discuss (amongs
On Thursday, January 29, 2004, at 11:06 AM, Bradley Wright wrote:
I have a question for you all, given that quite a few of you work for
large,
CMS-type companies and the collective level of experience here is
seemingly
very large:
How many of you have experienced working for companies/clients
Clients need to be informed of the benefits of standards and most will
see the value right away. However compromises on design and
functionality can offset the benefits quite quickly. The old saying "The
customers always right" seems to fit here.
Government departments are _mostly_ aware of stand
