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> One of the reasons XML (and XHTML) fell out of favour is that they are unforgiving. Miss a /? Your site is broken. Forget to close an element? Your site is br
by Alifatisk 3y ago
> One of the reasons XML (and XHTML) fell out of favour is that they are unforgiving. Miss a /? Your site is broken. Forget to close an element? Your site is broken. Incorrectly escape something? Your site is broken. Mismatched elements? Your site is broken.
Isn't unforgiving and being strict a good thing?
- edent 3y agoWhat's the user need for strictness? HTML won over XHTML because users never saw a cryptic error message. Users can't fix broken XML - neither can browsers. HTML is a better experience.