That horrid browser testing.
While paging through my NetVibe’s Design Tab, I happened upon a 456 Berea Street article focusing on the author’s testing of layouts in a ton of browsers.He outlines the order he tests in, why he tests in them and the time and energy he spends debugging for any one. While he does far more testing than I’m currently doing, he outlines the why behind Web standards. I get the feeling when discussing Standards with some individuals that it just isn’t necessary—no one really views sites in iCab, no one actually surfs the web on their mobile using Opera Mobile, and certainly no one with a disability needs an alternative browser like a screen reader or enlarger. The fact of the matter is that semantic mark-up, accessibility, unobtrusive styling and scripting all allow the web to be one accessible, free and beautiful world where everyone can take advantage of the Information Age.