I said "when theory and practice disagree..." I did not say "theory is ignored by practitioners."
In other words, if you have a medical theory that is theoretically sound, but in practice breaks down, then the theory is wrong. You can say that the theory is "immature" but that is the same as "wrong." The theory needs to be revised, even if only slightly, and then is a new theory.
In theory, the w3c makes the standards and browsers strive to adhere to them.
In practice, the browsers are the standard and the w3c is a lame duck. Why should I care if my website is standards compliant according to the w3c? My customers don't know what the w3c is.
When theory and practice disagree, the theory is wrong.
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Those are 8 proofs that the "standards" are not the standards.
I said "when theory and practice disagree..." I did not say "theory is ignored by practitioners." In other words, if you have a medical theory that is theoretically sound, but in practice breaks down, then the theory is wrong. You can say that the theory is "immature" but that is the same as "wrong." The theory needs to be revised, even if only slightly, and then is a new theory.
In theory, the w3c makes the standards and browsers strive to adhere to them.
In practice, the browsers are the standard and the w3c is a lame duck. Why should I care if my website is standards compliant according to the w3c? My customers don't know what the w3c is.
When theory and practice disagree, the theory is wrong.