The W3C's standardization process is divided into 7 different steps.
The W3C’s standardization process is divided into 7 distinct steps.
Approval steps for W3C specifications
In the process of W3C publishing a new standard, the specification is gradually established from a simple idea to a recommended standard through the following rigorous process:
W3C receives a submission
Publish a record by W3C
Create a working group by W3C
Published a working draft by W3C
Publish a candidate recommendation by W3C
Publish a proposed recommendation by W3C
Recommended by W3C
The following chapters of this tutorial summarize the corresponding activities of HTML, CSS, XML, and XSL at W3C, including the status and timeline of each web standard.
W3C Submissions
Any W3C member can submit a proposal (proposal) to the consortium that they hope will become a Web standard. Most W3C recommendations originate from a submission to the consortium.
If a submission is within the W3C's work area (or charter), the W3C will decide whether to initiate improvements to the proposal.
W3C Notes
Typically, a submission to the W3C becomes a record. A record is a description of a proposal distilled as a public document.
W3C only logs user discussions. Publication of a record does not constitute endorsement thereof. The content of a record is edited by the member who submitted the record, not by W3C. Records can be updated, replaced or discarded at any time. The publication of a record also does not indicate that the W3C has initiated any work related to this record.
W3C Working Groups
When a submission is recognized by the W3C, a working group is formed that includes members and other interested parties.
Working groups typically define a timeline and publish a working draft of the proposed standard.
W3C Working Drafts
W3C working drafts are typically posted on the W3C website, along with an invitation for public annotation.
Working drafts describe work in progress but should not be used as any reference material. Its content may be updated, replaced or discarded at any time.
W3C Candidate Recommendations
Some specifications will be more complex than others and may require more funding, more time, and more testing from members and software developers. Sometimes these specifications are published as candidate recommendations.
Candidate recommendations are also a "work in progress" and should not be used as reference material. This document may be updated, replaced or obsoleted at any time.
W3C Proposed Recommendations
Proposed recommendations represent the final stage of work in the working group.
Proposing recommendations is also a "work in progress". This document may be updated, replaced or obsoleted at any time. But even though it does not imply any official endorsement by the W3C, in many cases the proposed recommendation is close to the final recommendation in both content and timing.
W3C Recommendations
W3C recommendations have been reviewed by W3C members and formally approved by the W3C Director.
W3C Recommendations are stable documents and can be used as reference materials.
The following chapters of this tutorial summarize the corresponding activities of HTML, CSS, XML, and XSL at W3C, including the status and timeline of each web standard.
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