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    1. n00bus
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      What exactly do people find wrong with using tables for layout in web design?

      Posted 3 years ago # Link

    2. twofivethreetwo

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      Search Google and you will find thousands of articles, blog posts, forum posts, etc about people battling over tables vs css for layouts. The battle is a little old these days and is a little tiring to read about.

      Honestly, I don't see the advantage of using tables. CSS allows you to control the style so much more. Plus it makes your code so much cleaner. I mean who really wants to make changes to a table inside a table inside two other tables and inside the main table. I can't even remember how to go about creating a table layout its been so long. Using tables on a website isn't bad. I use tables for data that needs to be in a table (like schedules). I personally use CSS and have for awhile. However, I personally don't care what you use as long as your site loads fast and looks good. Why should I care what the source looks like? Now if its a broken layout or loads really slow due to the coding, then thats a different story.

      Coding became much faster, cleaner, and easier with CSS. However, if you need more information, just search Google for tables vs css layouts.

      Posted 3 years ago # Link

    3. blackstudio

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      I much prefer to use css because of the huge control it gives me, but I did find this great article in favour of tables.
      http://friendlybit.com/css/real-hackers-dont-use-css/

      Posted 3 years ago # Link

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