I've been putting together a design (http://www.nplsolutions.com/sii/web/index.htm) and I was wondering what everyone thinks about the difference between coding in HTML or XHTML. I realize they're really the same thing, with just a few minor differences, but in terms of validation, does anyone have a preference?

Thanks.

Nicky

That's not really very correct question,because XHTML is a newer version of the old HTML & gives better opportunities for the dynamic of the site.I really prefer neither,I use mostly DHTML,the old HTML just a little,CSS & Java

Nicky the only difference as far as validation is concerned is what you use in your declaration. You can have valid html or xhtml. You can obviosuly get away with a little more in html like varying between lowercase and all caps, but why would you want to.

I always use xhtml since it forces me to write cleaner code (and it's not like it's any more difficult). As you're already using xhtml on your site I'd stay stick with it. Besides xhtml is the future whereas html is the past (both are the present) Might as well go with where things are headed instead of where they've been.

By the way the site's looking good.

XHTML is my personal favorite because it loads a lot faster.

HTML is so widespread that i don't think it will ever be obsolete. Browsers will always try to be backward compatible. There hasn't been a lot of clamor to change to XHTML either. I say go with what you already know

HTML is so widespread that i don't think it will ever be obsolete.

Maybe not in desktop browsers, but browsers in some mobile devices already have difficulty displaying no-compliant HTML and XHTML code. The reason for this is that it takes more codeing and more resources for a browser that can take a good 'guess' at what badly formed code actually means. As space and resources are the one of the main limiting factors on mobile devices, it makes more sence to write a browser that requires compliant code.

DOS used to be very widespread too. Things do change and in time older standards disappear no matter how widespread they may be at one time.

xhtml is really no different that how you're supposed to be coding html 4.01 anyway. Sure there will be some differences (I think), but if you use all lowercase and make sure to close all you're tags you're basically using xhtml.

Even if browsers remain backward compatible (which I do think they will) there's no excuse for not writing good code. Adhering to xhtml standards will force you to write better code so why not use it.

Minaki is also right about mobile devices. There's a lot less room for them to add all the backwards compliant code so you're better off writing standards compliant code. And again it's not really any harder than writing html.