It seems like the eternal question amongst web developers: HTML or XHTML? Wherever I look there seems to be posts in forums raising the question, web developers asking me or other people write blog posts about what they believe is the right way to go. I’m not writing this post to tell you what the ultimate choice is, but rather to inform you about the consequences of what you choose. So, let’s take it from the top:
Strict or Transitional?
Definitely strict. Transitional doctypes are exactly what the name implies: a doctype for a phase of
Still writing your documents in HTML? If you are, you're not complying with current standards. On January 26, 2000, XHTML 1.0 became a recommendation by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). HTML, according to the W3C, is no longer the Web markup standard. Instead, XHTML 1.0 has replaced our old favorite, marking up the dawn of a new and exciting time in communications technology.
So what exactly is XHTML 1.0 and what does it mean to the Web developer? I'll start with the W3C's description: XHTML 1.0 is a reformulation of HTML as an XML application.
Still writing your documents in HTML? If you are, you're not complying with current standards. On January 26, 2000, XHTML 1.0 became a recommendation by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). HTML, according to the W3C, is no longer the Web markup standard. Instead, XHTML 1.0 has replaced our old favorite, marking up the dawn of a new and exciting time in communications technology.
So what exactly is XHTML 1.0 and what does it mean to the Web developer? I'll start with the W3C's description: XHTML 1.0 is a reformulation of HTML as an XML application.
It seems like the eternal question amongst web developers: HTML or XHTML? Wherever I look there seems to be posts in forums raising the question, web developers asking me or other people write blog posts about what they believe is the right way to go. I’m not writing this post to tell you what the ultimate choice is, but rather to inform you about the consequences of what you choose. So, let’s take it from the top:
Strict or Transitional?
Definitely strict. Transitional doctypes are exactly what the name implies: a doctype for a phase of