Web Standards:Mastering HTML5, CSS3, and XML, Second Edition

Preface

Since its earliest stage in the 1990s, the Web has been attracting all kinds of content authors. Anybody with minimal know-how could publish web sites from anywhere, anytime. This easy access has allowed millions of web sites to appear on the “network of networks” without any kind of content review or censorship. However, the freedom to publish without limitations led to low-quality code and poor copywriting on many sites.

Online presence is increasingly important in the competitive market, but often people are unware of the costs of web design and hosting. To keep expenses down, many try to launch and maintain a web site on their own, and are reluctant to pay for professional web design services. Such people are usually not familiar ...