Matthew Cruickshank wrote:
Lachlan Hunt wrote:
Yes. Why should we attempt to hide the truth from them, especially
when they're just starting out and they need to lose/avoid any bad
habits and mistakes as quickly as possible.
Yours is a fringe and pedantic opinion, and you're being ridiculously
harsh on XHTML.
I have not been harsh on XHTML at all, I do like XHTML and it does have
a lot of benefits when used properly, but if it's going to be used, it
really needs to be done right and fully understood for what it is, or it
should not be used at all.
HTML is already broken beyond all repair because of all the broken
implementations and people doing it wrongly without caring about the
consequences, and I don't want that to happen with XHTML. Although with
the number of people jumping on the XHTML bandwagon just because it's
the latest and greatest standard, believing the myths that it's widely
supported, usable and that their doing it correctly, when the vast
majority of authors clearly aren't, has already done more damage than good.
I might add that my "fringe and pedantic opinion" is based on fact, and
that not one valid technical argument has yet been raised in this thread
against any of the technical reasons I've posted. Additionally, a
significant portion of the replies against me have been little more than
judgements about how appropriate it was or was not for me to give such
advice to a newcomer; which is not very constructive at all.
I'm glad that people have been speaking up so that hopefully Lori will
see that it's not so black and white an issue.
I'm happy for people to speak up and challenge my views; in fact I
encourage it, that's part of what forums like this are for and opinions
that can't stand up to such challenges are not worth retaining.
I realise the issue is not so black and white for some people, hence why
this topic has been and will rehashed again and again on every forum,
newsgroup, mailing lists, blog and whatever else around the world for a
very long time. So, let it be discussed, and let the newcomers benefit
from such discussion, but lets keep the discussion on the issue, rather
than attacking another person's views without backing up your own with
valid, technical arguments.
--
Lachlan Hunt
http://lachy.id.au/
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