> sense to support. By and large, Web standards are difficult
> to support while offering our customers little benefit.
> Browser sniffing by user-agent is easy. If it solves a problem,
> then use it.
A lot of the benefits of web standards will only be available in the future,
so they offer little current benefit. However, if you're building a web
application that you expect will be around for three to five years, it makes
sense to build it in such a way that you won't have to replace things
unnecessarily over the lifespan of that application. To me, that's why (and
when) it makes sense to emphasize web standards whenever possible. Yes,
XHTML is harder than HTML, but not much, and there'll probably be lots of
XHTML renderers out there in a year or so.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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