XHTML 2 dead

The XHTML 2 working group is being suspended by the W3C at year’s end to focus resources on HTML 5. A good move, since I think even many web devs don’t understand the difference. 4 comments

Microsoft defends against IE8’s Acid3 failure

Microsoft has come out to defend against criticisms leveled at the new Internet Explorer 8 for failing to pass the Acid3 test. Microsoft asserts that they did not bake support for the test into IE8 because the standards in the Acid3 test are not yet finalized by the W3C. Nick Hodge of Microsoft Australia explains Microsoft’s [...] 20 comments