I thought this question was not only answered, but went away, three or four years ago. The first quick response is that tables for layout is stupid. You lock

I thought this question was not only answered, but went away, three or four years ago. The first quick response is that tables for layout is stupid. You lock yourself into a predefined grid which you have little control over, it provides immovable elements that are more difficult to style and is slower to download and render. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Google for more. But you can get any piece of crap markup to make a presentable page on the internet right now. So would you continue to write crap code just because it works? Ridiculous! Over 4 years of doing this. Never used tables for layout and I do mostly ecommerce sites for national chains.