The point of the introduction of Web standards was so that user-agent manufacturers can create browsers that render them as intended by the designer.
And that, yes, in 10 years time the browsers that exist then (whatever form they may take)will still render them as intended because they are written to those standards. That is not to say that the standards are fixed in stone and that the Web will not move forward, but rather that the standards we will move forward in a coherent way to create a better and better user experience (rather than the proprietary mess we had pre-standards). I.E., whilst moving to support Web standards, has to provide support for legacy sites coded to their earlier proprietary mess. On Thu, March 26, 2009 1:19 am, Rick Faircloth wrote: > Wow...10 years from now...as fast as change occurs these > days, who knows what things will be like then! > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of nedlud > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Who's responsible (was Re: [WSG] add to favorites?) > > As I understand this thread, it is not about whether current standards > are right or wrong, but how did we end up with these standards in the > first place? > > The current standards did not just spring into existence, fully > formed, out of the brow of some greek god. The standards evolved as > peoples understanding of the web evolved. And the web itself was > evolving at the same time, just as it continues to do. Just as the > standards will continue to evolve. > > I'm certainly not saying that I disagree with current web standards, > just that it would be foolish to think that they are *definitive*. > > As professionals, it is our responsibility to be reflective > practitioners: to question the status quo and make sure it's really > working. We can't do that without asking questions, or without > listening to people who ask questions. > > The web is still an incredibly young medium and anyone who imagines > that the standards we have today will apply to the web of tomorrow > (I'm thinking of about a 10 year away tomorrow) would be naive. > > L. > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [email protected] > ******************************************************************* > > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [email protected] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [email protected] *******************************************************************
