W3C Standards Research

The need for the emergence of the standards.

Back in the early days of the Internet, there was lack of standards for coding, page design, and browser compatibility. There were many different browsers pursuing market dominance and the lack of standards caused that most websites did not work well with all browsers. In those days, if you needed an information from a web site and were not able to work that site on your browser, you either had to buy a different browser or find another source of information. That was a big problem.

What is aimed by developing W3C Standards.

The main purpose was to create web standards so that websites look and work the same in all web browsers. Herewith, the World Wide Web would reach its full potential and its long-term growth would be ensured. W3C's primary focus is developing protocols and guidelines for key aspects of the web ranging from HTML and CSS coding to web architecture, XLM technology, web devices, and web browsing and authoring tools.

Why are these standards important to web designers and web users?

1. Thanks to these standards, it is ensured that the web works equally well for everyone, regardless of their location and technology.
2. The standards for XML and CSS ensure that every website functions the same on any browser.
3. Using W3C-compliant XML and CSS coding improves search engine optimization by allowing search engine robots to crawl through websites quicker and more efficiently.
4. These standards improve issues of accessibility, privacy, security, and internationalization, while helping to balance speed, fairness, public accountability, and quality on the Internet.
5. W3C-compliant websites are cross-platform compatible. In other words, they can also be accessed via mobile phones, screen readers and text browsers, interactive televisions, and other devices.
6. Websites that use XML/CSS markup are cheaper to run because they use less bandwidth.
7. W3C's royalty-free patent licensing commitments ensure that everyone has access to the technology they need to build their websites with the desired functionality.

Some Information about standards on particular subjects

HTML & CSS
JavaScript Web APIs
Graphics
Privacy
Mobile Web
Web Architecture

References

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/World_Wide_Web_Consortium
https://www.w3.org/
https://www.bopdesign.com/bop-blog/2013/06/the-importance-of-w3c-standards/