Archives for April 2007

Due to pressure from the internet developer community, the W3C has decided to create a new version of HTML rather than phase it out all together. XHTML is definitely the future but it seems that getting people to create well-formed code is harder than it seems. Browsers don't complain about well-formed code so there's no real incentive to get developers to write it.

I've always thought it would be cool to be able to be part of the group that creates these web standards. Well, I know have my chance. The W3C has created the HTML Working Group and has chartered it “to create the next HTML standard with the active participation of browser vendors, software developers, and content designers.” I've joined this group as an Invited Expert. It was a lot easier to join than I thought it would be, but I'm definitely excited about it. I'll be able to say I was part of the group that created the new HTML standard.