I think IT projects are about supporting social systems-about communications between people and machines. They tend to fail due to cultural issues.

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I basically wrote the code and the specs and documentation for how the client and...

I basically wrote the code and the specs and documentation for how the client and...

Sites need to be able to interact in one single, universal space.

Sites need to be able to interact in one single, universal space.

The Mobile Web Initiative is important - information must be made seamlessly available on any...

The Mobile Web Initiative is important - information must be made seamlessly available on any...

IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and the importance of...

IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and the importance of...

Whatever the device you use for getting your information out, it should be the same...

Whatever the device you use for getting your information out, it should be the same...

You affect the world by what you browse.

You affect the world by what you browse.

We could say we want the Web to reflect a vision of the world where...

We could say we want the Web to reflect a vision of the world where...

Intellectual property is an important legal and cultural issue. Society as a whole has complex...

Intellectual property is an important legal and cultural issue. Society as a whole has complex...

Celebrity damages private life.

Celebrity damages private life.

The most important thing that was new was the idea of URI-or URL, that any...

The most important thing that was new was the idea of URI-or URL, that any...

Any good software engineer will tell you that a compiler and an interpreter are interchangeable.

Any good software engineer will tell you that a compiler and an interpreter are interchangeable.

Customers need to be given control of their own data-not being tied into a certain...

Customers need to be given control of their own data-not being tied into a certain...

Compared even to the development of the phone or TV, the Web developed very quickly.

Compared even to the development of the phone or TV, the Web developed very quickly.

What is a Web year now, about three months? And when people can browse around,...

What is a Web year now, about three months? And when people can browse around,...

In '93 to '94, every browser had its own flavor of HTML. So it was...

In '93 to '94, every browser had its own flavor of HTML. So it was...

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as...

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as...

The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is...

The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is...

The Web is now philosophical engineering. Physics and the Web are both about the relationship...

The Web is now philosophical engineering. Physics and the Web are both about the relationship...

Most larger companies now see that for the market to grow, Web infrastructure must be...

Most larger companies now see that for the market to grow, Web infrastructure must be...

The challenge is to manage the Web in an open way-not too much bureaucracy, not...

The challenge is to manage the Web in an open way-not too much bureaucracy, not...