Posted by Andy Dingley on 10/17/06 18:29

Travis Newbury wrote:

> You are right, working in IE is not a test of good code, but is the OP
> interested in valid code or code that works in as many places as it
> can?

They're broadly the same thing. Simply looking similar in two
situations isn't a test of good code (the markup might be ugly, but
coincidentally the same) yet when you go to a different platform, or
even just change the font size, then it falls to pieces.

The objective starting point is validation, not appearance. You can
make a valid site look good by gradual refactoring and improvement, you
can't make a good-looking invalid site into a valid one without also
first going backwards and disturbing the appearance.

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