World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
W3C aims to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web. It is an international consortium where public and private organisations work together to develop Web standards.
When programs have written according to the standards defined by the W3C, problems with the various browsers and the various operating systems (Windows, .Mac, Linux) are somewhat avoided.
It is worth noting that it is not compulsory to follow these guidelines if you have a live website. Also W3C defines script languages such as HTML, XHTML, CSS and XML.
W3C Advantages Vs Disadvantage
A W3C validated website only has advantages, and no disadvantages
Greater accessibility
By using a W3C validated website you are assured that your website will work in all browsers and on all operating systems.
Better search results
Search engines such as Google, MSN and Yahoo are a valuable source of visitors to websites. In order to achieve a good position within search results it is important that the code within the website is compliant with W3C standards. By using proper standards it is easier for search engines to analyse and index websites.
Faster browser interaction
By feeding a browser with information according to W3C standards, the browser receives pages that are familiar and hence does not have to interpret them. This enables your image to appear faster on the users screen.
Timely
Depending on the website code W3C can take up to 1 day for full validation & browser compatibility for a single page.
Cost factor
There are associated costs with W3C validation exercises.
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