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A List Apart, for people who make websites, is slowly changing course.
Jeffrey Zeldman, the king of web standards, writes “for most of its decade of publication, ALA has been the leading journal of standards-based web design. Initially a lonely voice in the desert, we taught CSS layout before browsers correctly supported it, and helped The WaSP persuade browser makers to do the right thing. Once browsers’ standards support was up to snuff, we educated and excited designers and developers about standards-based design, preaching accessibility, teaching semantic markup, and helping you strategize how to sell this new way of designing websites to your clients, coworkers, and boss.”
I, for one, am very excited to see ALA’s evolution; its a good time for a transition. Web standards are becoming widely accepted. Designers generally understand the importance of creating accessible code. Browsers are embracing WebKit. Etc. ALA is poised to influence the future, and that’s precisely what we need right now.
Read the rest of the rather thoughtful article at Zeldman’s blog.
Posted by tanner in innovation, interwebs on 19 September 2008.
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