Top 8 Standards Every Developer Should Know

TCP/IP

Developed by the IETF organization, the TCP/IP protocol is the foundation of the Internet and one of the best-known networking standards.

HTTP

The IETF has also developed the HTTP protocol, which is essential for all web developers.

SQL

Structured Query Language (SQL) is a domain-specific language used to manage data.

OAuth

OAuth (Open Authorization) is an open standard for access delegation commonly used to grant websites or applications limited access to user information without exposing their passwords.

HTML/CSS

With HTML, web pages are rendered uniformly across browsers, which reduces development effort spent on compatibility issues.HTML tags.

CSS standards are often used in conjunction with HTML.

ECMAScript

ECMAScript is a standardized scripting language specification that serves as the foundation for several programming languages, the most well-known being JavaScript.

ISO Date

It is common for developers to have problems with inconsistent time formats on a daily basis. ISO 8601 is a date and time format standard developed by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) to provide a common format for exchanging date and time data across borders, cultures, and industries.

OpenAPI

OpenAPI, also known as the OpenAPI Specification (OAS), is a standardized format for describing and documenting RESTful APIs.