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I also got a good laugh noticing that this "HTML expert" couldn't be bothered to close her <LI> tags

Hey, the book's crap, and sarcasm is great, but you look silly pointing out mistakes that aren't. <li> tags don't have to be closed in HTML so why bother? Would you critise a Perl book for using $_ ?

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(Ovid) Re(2): Perl and CGI for the World Wide Web
by Ovid (Cardinal) on Feb 05, 2001 at 20:05 UTC
    <li> tags don't have to be closed in HTML so why bother?
    That's a booboo on my part. I'm thinking XHTML and everything needs to be closed properly. It's a good habit to get into (which I don't always bother with). Allowing optional end tags is stupidity, but quite valid in regular HTML.
    Would you critise a Perl book for using $_ ?
    What? You're comparing cheese and Wednesday here. The only way I can see what you're meaning is to assume that you're pointing out that both are valid. Other than that, I have no clue as to your point. Thanks for pointing out my initial error, though.

    Cheers,
    Ovid

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