A Language for the Web

The Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) gave everyone a foundation
for building and viewing the World Wide Web. In 1995, its
standardization led to dominance. Its simplicity helped it
spread. And its solid common foundation helped shape the
internet. 

Dr. Belinda Barnet explains what kind of framework was initially
needed to build and navigate the Web. Jeff Veen describes the
three ingredients Tim Berners-Lee combined to create HTML: the
ideal language for the Web. Gavin Nicol recounts the need to
standardize the quickly-growing language. And Gretchen McCulloch
points out how HTML instills an inherent bias for English
speakers to develop for the web.

If you want to read up on some of our research on HTML, you can
check out all our bonus material over at
redhat.com/commandlineheroes. 

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