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W3C standards define an Open Web Platform for application development that has the unprecedented potential to enable developers to build rich
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interactive experiences, powered by vast data stores
that are available on any device. Although the boundaries of the platform continue to evolve , industry
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leaders speak nearly in unison about how HTMLS will be the cornerstone for this platform
But the full strength of the platform relies on many more
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technologies that W3C and its partners are creating, including CSS, SVG, WOFF; the Semantic Web stack; XML; and
variety of APIs_
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w3C develops these technical specifications and guidelines through
process designed to maximize consensus about the content of a technical report; to
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ensure high technical and editorial quality; and to earn endorsement by W3C and the broader community:
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If you are learning about Web technology; You may wish to start with the introduction below; and follow links for greater detail:
Web Design and Applications
W3C Developer Avenue is the one-stop
place to find the information and tools
Web Design and Applications involve the standards for building and Rendering Web pages, including HTML, CSS, SVG, Ajax, and other
Developers need to learn, build, and move
technologies for Web Applications
'WebApps"). This section also includes information on how to make pages accessible to people with
the Web forward.
disabilities (WCAG), to internationalize them, and make them work on mobile devices.
Web of Devices
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W3C is focusing on technologies to enable Web access anywhere,
anytime
using any device. This includes Web access from mobile
W3Cx,
W3C
partnership
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with
phones and other mobile devices as well as use of Web technology in consumer electronics, printers, interactive television, and even
edX, makes available Massive Open Online
automobiles
Courses (MOOCs) to thousands of
developers worldwide.
Web Architecture
Web Architecture focuses on the foundation technologies and principles which sustain the Web, including URIs and HTTP
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Semantic Web
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In addition to the classic "Web of documents" W3C is helping to build a technology stack to support a
Web of data
the sort of data you
find in databases
The ultimate
of the Web of data is to enable computers to do more useful work and to develop systems that can
stand
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support trusted interactions over the network: The term
Semantic Web" refers to W3C's vision of the Web of linked data. Semantic Web
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technologies enable people to create data stores on the Web, build vocabularies, and write rules for handling data. Linked data are
empowered by technologies such as RDF; SPARQL, OWL, and SKOS.
OpenStand: the modern paradigm for
standards
XML Technology
XML Technologies including XML, XML Namespaces, XML Schema, XSLT, Efficient XML Interchange (EXI) , and other related standards.
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