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Standards?

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C.org), is an organization that along with other internet groups and standards bodies, has been at the forefront of establishing various technologies for generating and interpreting web-based content. These technologies, are often refered to as "web standards." They have evolved to deliver the greatest benefits to the largest number of internet users whilst maintaining and ensuring the long-term viability of any document published on the Web.

Designing and building with these standards makes the proces of web development easier and makes development less expensive, whilst enabling developers to deliver sites that are more accessible and compatible with a greater number of emerging new types of Internet devices. Sites developed with standards in mind will continue to function correctly as browser technologies evolve, and as the never-ending procession of new Internet devices are rolled out into the marketplace.

These are values we also admire when we build websites. Web standards help developers to build sites that echo these values.

Lego Brick We like to use the anolgy of equating the pieces of your site with Lego^® bricks. These simple yet flexible pieces of plastic were first developed in 1949. If you take a Lego^® brick made in 1949 and a Lego^® brick made in 2007 they still fit together and you can still build with them. Now we know the nature of the inernet isn't exactly like a bucket of Lego^® bricks, but we do believe that a website devolped today should still work tomorrow. By adhering to web standards we can maintain future compatibility of the sites we build with future browser technology and keep them accessible to everyone.