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Normative References to Moving Targets are Dangerous
When creating a requirement in a specification should I link to it or should I include it. The answer depends on the context.
- conformance
- qa
- quality
- specification
- tpac
- tpac2008
- working-group
Learn about SMIL 3.0 and test it!
SMIL stands for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language. It is an XML language which has been designed for creating interactive multimedia presentations, including timing and synchronization. For example, a fade effect from black to a photograph, or starting an animation at the same time than an audio file. What's new?
- implementation
- interoperability
- qa
- smil
- svg
- test-suite
Improving Interoperability by Short Release Cycle
When a software is shipped, it has bugs. There are many reasons for these bugs. It can be poor in-house development, it can be careless testing, it can be unclear specifications, and many other things. We have to live with these bugs in software. Is there a way out?
- bug
- html
- html5
- interoperability
- qa
- quality
LogValidator 1.3.1 has been released
LogValidator is a perl open source tool which performs step-by-step log analysis and quality checking for web sites.
- logvalidator
- open-source
- qa
- quality
- validation
- validator
Open Standards Interoperability
Achieving interoperability is a tedious work. There is a lot of issues. Let's explore some of them and find solutions.
- conformance
- interoperability
- qa
- quality
- specification
- test-suite
Testing your browser while being lazy
I have to admit something, sometimes I'm a bum. It's why I like tools which makes my life easier. I had written in the past that RDF is for the lazy person. I like also the LogValidator because it helps...
- collaboration
- css
- mobile
- qa
- quality
- svg
- test-suite
Three Buckets of Thoughts
Kevin Lawer has written a great blog post Web Standards' Three Buckets of Pain explaining cultural differences between communities. Opening up the W3C Justin Thorp commented (emphasis is mine): Karl, I'm really excited by your efforts with opening the W3C....
- qa
- quality
- specification
- w3c
- working-group
Shorttags - the odd side of HTML 4.01
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By: Olivier Thereaux
Validation can be a very useful way to detect typos in markup... unless the typos disguise as shorttags, one of the little known features of HTML, valid but misunderstood by most browsers. Fortunately, there is hope, whether one prefers to author XHTML and never worry about shorttags, or stick to HTML.
- html
- implementation
- qa
- validator
- w3c
The craft of HTML
HTML is a practical art. In a professional context, it requires precise and extensive skills. As with many popular crafts, the vast majority of people do it on their own, but only a few do it for a living. The quality of products varies a lot.
- html
- qa
- quality
- validation
- w3c
