[UPHPU] css vs tables redux

MilesTogoe miles.togoe at gmail.com
Fri Aug 21 12:48:52 MDT 2009


since it's always been a lively discussion here (and it is Friday!), 
Guido Van Rossum (dictator of Python) twittered on the subject today 
"I've abandoned the "don't use tables for layout" meme. The CSS 
contortions to replace it really aren't worth it."

http://twitter.com/gvanrossum/status/3454080762
http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/9cvp4/guido_on_css_layouts_they_arent_worth_it/

personally, using an agile approach, I now start new code using tables 
for layouts and get things working - then when going back in and 
refactoring, I try to subsitute css for key chunks of code - little by 
little thru code reuse - more and more code becomes cleaner CSS.  
Meanwhile far less frustration of things not working and not getting out 
the door.


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