The W3C on Web Standards: W3C in the Wild

Editor’s Note: Each month, a new author from the W3C will keep you informed on what we’re up to—and how you can be a part of it. This month’s column is from Doug Schepers, W3C Developer Relations Lead at the W3C. -Ian Jacobs, Head of W3C Communications Web designers often tell us they care about using standards, but they aren’t interested in participating in the standards process. For example, A List Apart is a great promoter of open standards, but few of the contributors are directly involved in W3C. It’s a little like exercise… sure, it’s good for you, but it can be pretty tedious. But W3C really wants to hear from web designers and developers. Early feedback on proposed features can lead to changes before they are shipped in browsers. Sharing browser compatibility stories in the wild is also very helpful. We want our specs to be useful to you and to keep up with real-world issues, since achieving interop is an ongoing effort. So W3C set about to broaden our community through ...

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