Building Web sites has changed, and someone forgot to tell the architects.
Web browsers’ support for modern techniques has allowed a new
degree of discipline and control in coding the front end of a Web site.
These new best practices are those dictated in what is commonly referred
to as “Web standards-based” design or development.
A Web standards-based approach has countless benefits. The larger or
more complex a Web presence, the more critical Web standards become.
This is particularly true for an enterprise with many different properties,
channels, or brand considerations. Add to this the prospect of critical
Web-based applications and content management, and it becomes a man-
date to ensure a high level of quality at every tier of an online presence.
o embrace standards is only the start. Some planning must occur to create a
standards strategy that will endure over time, be applied gracefully, and scale
within an organization, team, or enterprise. A solid foundation should be created
by getting back to the basics and building with deliberate choices instead of acci-
dental decisions.
This book will help a Web team reexamine why they are creating standards-based
Web sites and how best to do it. It will help evaluate what is in place now as well
as the impact of Web standards on a team or a Web site as a whole. It will also
assist with staying organized over time and in finding ways to improve stability
and reduce risk in Web applications. It will help create techniques that leverage
the unique strengths of Web standards in a CMS (Content Management System).
Finally, this book will finish by examining some process and staffing consider-
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