Why can developers just write to the W3C standards and simply stay away from proprietary tags?
Adhering strictly to standards that aren’t supported can result in broken sites. Unfortunately, some browsers support some tags, other browsers support other tags and none of them provides full support for all tags. While it’s possible to “write down” to older W3C standards, the limitations which that imposes are unacceptable to many of the clients paying for Web site development.
Related Questions
- As a Standards Developer, what is the benefit of coordinating (harmonizing) with other standards developers (ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC JTC 1, ITU, etc.)?
- Why can developers just write to the W3C standards and simply stay away from proprietary tags?
- Can open source sustain itself if developers don make proprietary software?
