The WaSP group announced today their DOM Scripting Task Force. What does this mean and how will it affect you? First it means that we will finally have good, clean and unobstrusive javascript code to replace all the crappy javascript code thats littering the web right now. Secondly, it provides a good set of standards for everyone to follow, meaning more consistancy in the code and adherence to proper design patterns. This is a good thing, since Javascript is becoming increasingly more popular.

Web standards like CSS and XHTML are being widely adopted, thanks to the efforts of the WaSP and the legions of talented designers and developers who have embraced the technologies. Every day, standards are driving the structure and presentation of more and more websites... read more