Put another way, developers can begin to use Web technology like XML throughout the process, rather than relying on complex chains of middleware to translate from device to device. Again, all that will become easier if other browser makers follow Netscape's lead. In a worst-case scenario, we're back to versioning, and Web development is that much harder and that much more expensive. Eventually, common sense wins. This article is adapted from an interview between Zeldman and Computerworld's Dominique Deckmyn, to whom much gratitude and thanks.
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