Re: why validate?

Robert - 

It's always better to validate, as you ensure that the code you write will
be viewed properly by all browsers that support it.  The HWG archives
should have a ton of material on this subject, as it's a hot topic on these
mailing lists.

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At 11:54 PM 2/12/98 -0500, Robert Clendaniel wrote:
>We have always linted and/or validated our pages because I believe it 
>encourages good coding habits and makes sites more search-engine friendly.
 But 
>we are to do a major presentation in a few days and I'm wondering if the
wise 
>folks hereabouts have additional reasons why validation to an accepted
standard 
>is important.
>
>In particular, the situation is that the potential client already has a site 
>done by a firm that used software that generated the HTML (ClarisWorks 2.0) 
>which does not pass either a lint (CSE) or a validator (Spylass).  My
instinct 
>is that hand-written code is almost always better, but I'd like to find 
>material to back that up so they don't think I'm just running the other 
>company down.
>
>TIA to anyone who can advise, or point me to a site or articles addressing
this 
>issue.
>
>Robert L. Clendaniel
>BayLogic Internet Marketing LLC
>http://www.baylogic.com
>robert(at)baylogic.com
>
>

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