W3C Standards

W3C[1]

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web. Founded in 1994 and currently led by Tim Berners-Lee, the consortium is made up of member organizations which maintain full-time staff working together in the development of standards for the World Wide Web. As of 21 October 2019, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has 443 members. The consortium also engages in education and outreach, develops software and serves as an open forum for discussion about the Web.

Why Do We Need W3C Standards?

During the first years of the world-wide-web, there was a competition between browser companies try to dominate the market and create their own standards. Due to that competition, some websites work only with specific browsers and the users of the web had no choice but to use the right browser for the right website. Some companies tried to abuse that and didn't make their browsers free and give the users no choice but to buy their products. Therefore, the emergence of the standards became necessary to create standards for website development, design and the compatibility between the website and the browser.

What Does the Standards Do?

W3C standards define an Open Web Platform for application development that has the unprecedented potential to enable developers to build rich interactive experiences, powered by vast data stores, that are available on any device. Although the boundaries of the platform continue to evolve, industry leaders speak nearly in unison about how HTML5 will be the cornerstone for this platform. But the full strength of the platform relies on many more technologies that W3C and its partners are creating, including CSS, SVG, WOFF, the Semantic Web stack, XML, and a variety of APIs.[2] That way, the developers become more comfortable while designing and developing their products for the web and the industry leaders let the users have the freedom they deserve to surf through the web.

The Standards for Some of the Popular Subjects

If you want to learn more about the standards specific to any product or area, you can find more below.

1. Web Design
2. Semantics
3. Web Architecture
4. Browsers and Authoring Tools
5. Web of Devices
6. Web of Services

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web_Consortium
2. https://www.w3.org/standards/