Re: Identifying end tags

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:01:20 -0400, Patrick H. Lauke
<redux@splintered.co.uk> wrote:

> So, not only can authors make a mess by wrongly nesting different tags,  
> but also by then using the wrong attribute in the closing tag?
>
> I really don't see the benefit here, other than for the author - which  
> shouldn't be a consideration when it comes to the construction of the  
> language, IMHO.

I don't even see a benefit for the author; one of the reasons I gladly use
HTML is that I don't have to type so many end-tags that are really not
necessary.  This is the complete opposite.

-- 
J. King
http://jking.dark-phantasy.com/

Received on Monday, 26 June 2006 10:17:34 UTC