On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Chris Eppstein <[email protected]> wrote:
> Using a strict doctype can actually be harmful if you don't understand what
> it is. If you're page doesn't validate you can get placed into quirks mode
> and then you've entered into one of the outer rings of hell.


I don't know of ANY situation where invalid code will cause a browser
to render in quirks mode.

Invalid code can certainly break layouts, but this is NOT because the
browser changes rendering modes when it encounters errors.


> When you set your doctype, you've agreed to follow a set of rules. Pick your
> doctype according to the set of rules that work for you, but definitely pick
> a doctype.


+1000

-- 
Christopher

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