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Posted by Alan J. Flavell on 11/24/05 17:11
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, Jim Higson wrote:
> Just a note, I don't think respecting standards is as much about
> validtors as people make out,
You're certainly misquoting or misinterpreting some of us "people".
I'm a firm supporter of valid syntax; but failure to validate is just
a symptom. Curing the symptom alone is unlikely to cure the disease.
> that's just an easy metric to point to.
Exactly.
> More important for me is creating with the intended spirit of the
> format.
But IMHO it's not worth the effort of looking at the spirit, if the
validator says bzzzzzzzzzzt. (With rare and unusual exceptions, e.g
the mythical <wbr> tag can sometimes have its uses).
> I don't think this is about developers as much as the people who pay
> for the sites. Most people commissioning a site don't know anything
> about web standards, so with no increased payout for creating
> quality there's no incentive for the web developers to improve their
> sites.
When you commission an architect etc. for building you a house, surely
you expect them to comply with the applicable building codes - even
those you are not aware of yourself? Why should it be different for
building web sites?
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