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Understanding The Open Web Stack

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 2, 2011

[ Thanks to Esther
Schindler
for this link. ]

“Technology ‘stacks’ have been around for years. At best, a
technology stack provides a means of visualizing the way a group of
technologies work together. At worst, it ends up looking like a
convoluted ‘follow the blind hamster’ maze of confusion.

“In Web standards and the “Open Web,” we in the industry have
definitely been the blind hamsters. This has led to extreme
confusion about what goes where and why. A prime example of this is
the use and misuse of the term HTML5, which many people are, to
this day, confused by. Fear not! This article not only explains the
Open Web technology stack but also provides a visual you can
understand and put to use.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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