Re: FN-FORUM: Opinions on W3C validator

date posted 23rd September 2007 13:27


On 21 Sep 2007, at 13:22, Paul Cooper wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> What is the general opinion of trying to validate sites with the W3C
> validator.

I like to make sure my sites validate against it, and if they don't
then I at least like to know why and if it's something I'm
unconcerned about, like unescaped ampersands, or invalid css that has
to be used for cross browser compatibility, then I'm happy if they
don't validate


> Amazon comes up with over 1000 errors. Even Google has 33
> errors.


not sure of the point you're trying to make?

both of those sites have huge amounts of invalid legacy code, that's
not a problem with the validator, but the fault of the coders at
Amazon and Google.

it's not difficult to write valid code, but if you inherit a pile of
crap and no budget to fix it, then be pragmatic.

;o)

I also use the tidy plug-in, Firebug and the Firefox WebDeveloper
plug-ins...

I prefer valid code, makes fixing css layouts easier.