Building an entire site, then fighting with it to make it validate is obviously going to be frustrating. Would you wire up a house, then whip out your electric

Building an entire site, then fighting with it to make it validate is obviously going to be frustrating. Would you wire up a house, then whip out your electric code book and go back to fix everything thats wrong? Just because you don't agree with something, and it still works doesn't mean its a good idea... Anymore I actually like validating, I use it to check to make sure nothing is blatantly wrong. There are a few rules that do not make much sense, but overall I find it very helpful. But to make use of it this way don't go and build the whole site, then try to fix all the problems and bad decisions made earlier, use it through out the design process. I know this blog post comes to this same conclusion by the end, but it just feels so wimpy and pandering to everyone. Through the whole post it goes from validation is pointless, painful, useful, helpful... do whatever you want. Maybe the author should just take a stand and stop trying not to offend anyone.