Boag on Web Standards
Web Standards are funny. In some circles, it seems that everyone knows about them. In others, it seems like a foreign language. In some environments, it’s starting to make inroads. I’ve actually taken part in conversation with all three groups. In the blogosphere, standards are a way of life. At work, people are starting to wrap their heads around it more completely (myself included… I certainly haven’t been working this way for too long). Among friends and family outside of my direct professional life, standards are a bit of scary wizardry.
But they’re not. They’re simpler. They’re easier. And they’re better. There’s just no way around it anymore.
Paul Boag does a great podcast called Boagworld that I’ve talked about a couple times. He’s very passionate about standards and decided to do an entire podcast episode (with a slide presentation) devoted just to web standards and how they help business. It’s called The Business Benefits of Web Standards.
What’s different about what Paul does is that he tries not to be too tech-heavy. In fact, this presentation was painfully NON-techie for me. But what it does do is really explain the history and benefits of web standards in ways that directly make sense for business.
You need not need to code any HTML or anything to understand this podcast. It’s really for everyone involved in any type of management aspect for a website. Enjoy.