Important clew: The article below is the viewpoint of my individual, not be to project oneself perhaps is written for my boss.
Although I think Web standard is worth to pay close attention to now, but before the subject that knows concerned Web level in me, to Web standard my care naught for, also did not realize to the presence of these nether issues wants below me. And these problem just are everybody should care Web standard, and they are in high-tech product and service the real reason of the part that act.
The assembly of one.W3C
Mixed 2 days on June 1, 2004, I am in (the United States) a meeting that the Adobe party headquarters of downtown of holy He Sai attended W3C. (Sitting in what go up by the side of me is Donna, new the friend that joins Adobe group, she feels very amazed, what why attend W3C meeting is a lady more. Good issue, she is mere from apparently see a room in is a lady. ) if you have time to spend a few minutes,time reads assembly to explain, you can discover Tantek Celik and Hakon Lie are here, same, have the delegate that comes from big company of Sun, Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, Nokia, Sony, OpenWave, still a lot of independent adviser and other company attend.
Accompany a lot of demonstrate interestingly, discuss in session more current situations that are Web standard and how to develop. Discussion focal more is the Web that how leaving generation Web level is used on application software. I long to stand up very much two point of views that state me, but I restrained myself. Rest in the conference clearance, I and Dean Jackson and Jon Ferraiolo said my notion, they special approval suggests to grab microphone for me come over, I prevented them. Perhaps I fear people knows me from my RTFM Rant, does the day know? This moment, I think what I should do to just sitting to listen with listen.
2. Circumstance of a few setting
Before we begin text, allow me to be recollected first.
Last month, I ever wrote to an organization, ask: Whether be worth hard to establish standard of a “web to popularize day of ” . This day as far as possible the site of much Blog is shut at the same time in order to enhance the result, set the target that identical one page will come to explain Web level is right on home page at the same time. Show a few issues: Microsoft is not willing to revise the fiducial platform that its IE unites with building, the code that in that way word developer can establish small amount is in with respect to the job IE, Safari, mozilla, between the many browsers such as Firefox and Opera. —Such doing cause the people attention to home page content at least.
This suggests to still did not decide, likelihood happening may not happen, we need to look how many person has fun at such doing. Cast this thing not to say. Had had a lot of good literary workses about Web standard benefit and relevant discussion actually. If you had not looked, list of a few fast links is below:
The Business Benefits Of Web Standards stands to had been translated originally
About Web Standards
Web Standards ROI
Web Standards For Business
An Interview With Mike Davidson Of ESPN
Eric Meyer Interview On Web Standards
The Way Forward With Web Standards
Developing With Web Standards
Embracing Best Practice
Of course, of Zeldman ” Designing With Web Standards ” be about the book with this best theme, knew the ground very easily to show Web standard application and technical point.
All articles discuss the benefit of Web standard: Simplify code, develop quickly, reduce file size, it is speed, better to raise download use a sex easily, acquire more user, more safeguard easily, much platform is compatible. And these profit stay in technical level merely, also have the discussion of a few ROI.
Above is about Web standard correct, very fundamental notion, I had heard of before you suppose and understand.
3. Summary
Stem from the cause of article discussion, I hope you forget temporarily above all technology benefit that the article mentions; The content that forgets you can be in different browser, operating system or computer, with mobile equipment between compatible and light the dream that cooperate with; Forget high-tech tycoon 100% support level (is not 90% support) hind, developer uses a standard to be able to save the time of how many and money. Those are the most perfect goals that can achieve through the standard, but they are not why the real reason with Web main really to the world standard.
Generally speaking, standardization means the applied pressure to the enterprise. They should change behavior habit, should make not just partner benefit, also should make everybody benefit.
And final, the purpose with the mainest standard can pass code, ROI rarely or of day after day argue and come true. Begin serious consideration when you, you discover those ceaseless in commerce innovation and the company that compete each other, for example: Microsoft, Sun, Adobe and IBM, substantially they need to live in free market. If these companies think it is not important that they follow a standard, especially this standard just makes progress in the imperscriptible organization inside their sphere of influence, can be they abided by? Expectation the essence that these companies change them, if the corresponding period looks at meat animal,be when hunger like preying not actual.
In fact, you also can be found easily a few reject to use a level and very successful also company case, when the angle that stands in speed of innovation of company rein in when you especially will consider (a lot of moment are dark point to the viewpoint) that comes from Microsoft. Neither one lives and the job can not think so in the person of liberal economy system.
The standard is main real reason to our everybody be: Anticipate it can create to balance each interest, the deed that can accept generally is fiducial (Level Of Behavior) , you like or do not like no matter. Especially those are working, be far from a standard however, clever engineer. (Although these are named,be ” standard ” the standard had built 10 years of) .
4. Microsoft and standard
What may you ask 90 time later period and inchoate 2000 Microsoft are thinking? Why it apparently the road that assures to want to begin a standard, and may abide by only in fact 80% to 90% ? This question is very simple. Microsoft uses Web level to IE6 browser in IE4 just is measure of a kind of market. At that time, IE carries out a standard to mean the Navigator browser that exceeds competitor Netscape. From apparently look, we feel the practice of Microsoft is correct, in fact, microsoft is only by the essence of commercial interest (drive of Corporate DNA) place: WEb standard means innovation.
Once Microsoft got it,want, it scruples without place, continue to become aggravated, go further more even. For example Microsoft begins to be developed on Longhorn of new operating system now now new demesne technical XAML. Pointing out like a few people, microsoft begins disrupt market again, just like 1995 in that way. This it doesn’t matter is portentous strange, the behavior of Microsoft comes from the essence of its business interest, its past and today’s behavior are logical. More important is, unless have the powerful pressure that comes from the outside, otherwise it won’t be changed.
5. Come from the one class of Asimov
This may be an impertinent analogy, but I still insist to cite it. This analogy comes from Xi Mofu of Isaac Asimov(A) science fiction work ” base 3 paces music ” (Foundation Trilogy) . The heavenly body that there is an independence in the universe was depicted in the first book, be called base, become the only source of whole and galactic Caesarean science and technology. All things are very at first good, until one day, galactic empire tries in vain to control whole base. Expedite when galactic empire so when airship atttacks small heavenly body, all machines, appliance and computer system were in galactic empire to be out of order for a short while together. Base relied on only science and technology to win, force galactic empire to allow its self-existent.
In the book, galactic empire is evil and corrupt, make on course the universe moves toward gloomy age again. We must fear similar case happens in reality. We must consider like Microsoft such company is having probably one clearly similar ” base ” ability.
In contemporary network, business circles relies on the technology of Microsoft already overly—Include our commonly used operating system, main during this content to transmit equipment at least similar HTML behaves engine (not just browser of IE of be confined to, still have the applied process) of the Windows that can behave Web content. Everyone should view the statistical data of the times heat page of Google.
Having a very seasonable point of view is: The small number of people’s action can produce the effect of meaning profundity to most person. In in that way environment, the people of be in the majority must build a kind of balancing machine that restricts each other to make to protect his, the mistake with preventing a small number of people, greedy with right buying and selling. If do not have this balancing machine to make, the small number of people can abuse their right, the interest of the demand that ignores most person and sacrificial majority person, and most person also need not be this amazed.
We have ourselves restrict balancing machine to make, that is W3C the Web standard that provides the world is normative. However, if this standard is without by the abidance of 100% meaning, 90% abiding by is insufficient, 9 9% is abided by also is insufficient. (Comment on on W3c conference just like Hakon, the standard has been made, we await Microsoft to carry out it completely namely now. We await Microsoft to carry out it completely namely now..
Respectable Microsoft has rung an alarm bell noisy to business circles: Your person has pity on the safety precaution of Microsoft Office and terrible. Put the safe hole that be in among them, make 16, hacker of 7 years old can inbreak with extremely simple virus code whole system makes the system breaks down. People hope business circles can give Microsoft with greater pressure, force its to follow the standard that W3C establishs completely.
If our commerce and political cacique are incorrect,Microsoft uses force, should not be opposite so the result generation with likely future is amazed. More important, if we (include the person that all developer, programmer, stylist and content create the whole world) do not do us should go hard ” teachs ” those commerce and political cacique, we can be blamed because of final result.
6. Carry out measure
Finally, if Web standard is taken seriously truly, make the competitive environment that builds an equality (Level Playing Field) and balance each interest (the method of Lowest Common Denominator) , this is close to the point of view that I think to roar comes most on W3C assembly. Be about to end the following day in assembly when, a few offer to suggest W3C needs brave advancement. Dean(W3C researcher) look some indecisive. You still yourself had better see this Note.
The point of view that presses me looks, before Internet of the generation below concern develops a problem, what W3C needs to do is when to be as follows, the key is in Web application software (Applications) respect:
1. Amalgamative, arrange active standard
Browse XHTML when me or CSS standard, the most important thing is I hope to see active level, not be the standard of the past, perhaps establishing the medium standard in the future. Those who arrange a standard to make is easy be carried out and abide by, also need to offer an independence for the user, the documentation that updates at any time facilitates consult critical information (Critical Information) .
2. Define that group of standards should by at present level Web development is abided by
W3C part is here relevant discussion, I initiate voting the method that offers to use two list: The first normative list explains today or the standard that next year world should follow, the normative version that current W3C has approved is included only in list, include XHTML, CSS and DOM; The 2nd normative list will include XHTML, CSS, SMIL, SVG, XForms, ECMAScript and DOM. Once our content releases a system can the 100% standards in handling the 2nd list, so what will we can discuss to issue one class again be. To that moment, I believe a lot of standards about Web application software will be brought into to discuss.
3. Build two documentation
We need a standard to act as agent technically in the light of the user (similar Microsoft) developer and the person that create; Also need a standard to be aimed at stylist and Web developer technically. Present standard is jumbly together, corresponding knowledge consults when no-go of all kinds user applies a standard.
4. Readjust the key of present W3C homepage
Now of W3C homepage why are a few information specifications used only and attention Web standard is important. The cram on the page standard and link, this is design of typical ” bureaucratism ” , violated the most important design principle: If all information on the page are important, so all information is not important also. Be time change, the key of W3C homepage should be how to go to the lavatory people browses a standard, is not how convenient and bureaucratic orgnaization carries do.
7. What can you do below this kind of circumstance
Give Web standard more chance, limit the power of Microsoft. It seems that an Everyman can not do this, be opposite probably probably incorrect. They say democracy is each pieces of vote, if the force of a piece of vote is negligible, so the vote that I miss to gather supports Web level each pieces is enough, perhaps ” of “web standard day is need. If ample voice says the importance of Web standard protests current condition aloud, have possibly so enough right commerce and political leader will pay close attention to, give Microsoft the pressure that we need.
I had been done so.
The activity that I see gladly John Allsopp is initiated on the website of Web Essentials 04 in him has been caused enough the interest of much person. This mobile acceptance that is in the United States and Europe will advance the advancement of Web standard greatly.
Came to light? My view is Microsoft should not do everything to IE again, unless they change a way by force of pressure. Plainspoken, if all developer are used same a platform, same cover APIs, same cover a standard, the world will become many simple.
It is really such, in fact, a lot of companies had been being done so (give Web standard more chance, restrict the force) of Microsoft, just worry about Windows and IE use, know just like our everybody. Myself also holds to such doing in a few companies in the past, it is to stem from morality and responsibility merely.
Who says only standard should be not made by Microsoft? What such likelihoods make the thing becomes thousandfold is easy (learn HTML, CSS and Javascript code) for instance, the likelihood makes we want the job to be on a browser only, an operating system or on a platform. Who says to allow Microsoft to make in that way standard there is a mistake? Who says Microsoft XAML or does other expand the CSS that is put into.net and HTML are a mistake? Do we write all Web content and code what to problem there is by Microsoft standard? Why cannot do us all technologies rely on a company?
The Xie Du of Hari Seldon(Harry that perhaps Bill Gates is Asimov universe base really: This Ju of of stand upright of of act of colourful of of ⒁ of of wash of the shovel of of show off of of Yun discipline ü that chant wades? of shellfish of stool of Qu of Jing Shan dusk. This is all perhaps it is a plan will help the world spend subsequently dark period, be we do not know only?
Need not care Web standard?
Careful, you do not want what you may get.
