Web standards and quality
Two related articles on web standards by Andy Rutledge:
“ In spite of the widespread acceptance of Web standards by a specific segment of the design and development community, hosts of professionals - those out there right now creating the Web - are working in direct opposition to these standards. A significant reason for why this is happening and how those not working with Web standards justify their activity boils down, I believe, to something regrettably simple: nomenclature.”
Web Standards: it's about quality, not compliance
“ As I referenced in my last article, the benefits and characteristics of Web standards are not being effectively communicated to many who need to hear and learn about them. The result is that some understandably leap to inaccurate conclusions while gross mischaracterizations are allowed to fester among members of the design and development community.”