Web standards pragmatists vs. idealists

Joel Spolsky on the myth of web standards, IE 8 and pragmatists vs. idealists.

"And the web designers are discovering what the Jews of Mea Shearim have known for decades: just because you all agree to follow one book doesn’t ensure compatibility, because the laws are so complex and complicated and convoluted that it’s almost impossible to understand them all well enough to avoid traps and landmines, and you’re safer just asking for the fruit plate."

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