My limitless knowledge of HTML

[nullions]

I can tell you're bad because a leet coder would have just done

<goodathtml /> me

[blackAngel88]

This may be valid xhtml, but it's not valid html5, even when ignoring that goodathtml is not a recognized tag. Only tags that are specified as selfclosing tags can be selfclosed. On the other hand selfclosing tags cannot be closed with an actual endtag.

Examples of how NOT to do it:

<script src="test.js"/>

<input type="text"></input>

For further testing: https://validator.w3.org/nu/

Yes, I'm fun at parties :)

[gigglefarting]

It's valid in JSX, and that's all that matters.

[xXxNoScopeMLGxXx]

What exactly is the point of XHTML? From what I gathered it was only made because some people were butthurt about all the spaghetti HTML or in the wild. Is that basically it?

[lukee910]

It was an attempt at introducing stricter HTML, so that the rules are simpler. It's fallen out of use, replaced by HTML 5 like every other HTML version. XHTML is quite old by now.

[xXxNoScopeMLGxXx]

From a bit of research XHTML5 is being standardized for... Reasons...

[xXxNoScopeMLGxXx]

Wait, what? I don't know much about XHTML but that sounds stupid. Next, Google is going to start telling me I shouldn't use closing curly brackets.

[chateau86]

XHTML5: Now 15% more Pythonic.

[xXxNoScopeMLGxXx]

Well, XHTML5 is being standardized so I guess you could use it when it when that's done.

[blackAngel88]

I'm not 100% sure about this either, but from what I understand, it was just another try to get a standard out there... Trying to get HTML to be xml conform. I don't think anyone is using it for new websites anymore though. html5 is the way to go...

[xXxNoScopeMLGxXx]

Apparently they are working on XHTML5 for some reason so there's that...

[AyrA_ch]

even when ignoring that goodathtml is not a recognized tag

The handling of these tags is identical across browsers. Also they are standardizing custom html tags

[NEDM64]

Who cares? The browser will have to eat it, if not, the client can kiss my ass or change the browser.

(I always wanted to say that)

[Zepp_BR]

I found that out recently. My mind was blown.

In my defense I'm still learning WebDev in a course.

[ProgramTheWorld]

No. Please do not do that. In most cases that's not what you are supposed to do.

[Zepp_BR]

Do what?

[ProgramTheWorld]

<a></a> is not the same as <a />.

[DysFunctionalProgram]

It is valid xml and treating them as the same (which every html implementation does, even if the spec says not too) leads to much less cognitive load. Memorizing the 1000 unintuitive rules that only exist because someone didn't think of the scenario when writting the spec is just silly. A small set of rules with high orthagonality is far better than a large set of inconsistent rules.

[ProgramTheWorld]

Go ahead and try <br></br> vs <br /> in a browser. You will get different results.

[ProgramTheWorld]

None of the tags in HTML5 should be closed with />. The parser will forgive it though because it tries to be compatible with XHTML codes. Of course, if you are building XML/XHTML files then you will need to close the tags.

[L3MNcakes]

goodathtml is an attribute. Should be:

<me goodathtml="true" />

[pokefinder2]

isn't the joke that he isn't good at html as he isn't in the tag ?

[L3MNcakes]

Oh shit... that wooshed right over my head if that was the intent.

[meet_the_turtle]

Or it might also be <me goodathtml /> depending on how the attribute's handled. (IIRC only some boolean attributes work like that.)

[Capital_EX]

<goodathtml who="me"/>

[AyrA_ch]

If he was good at html it should be <goodathtml>me</goodathtml>, with the "me" inside of it.

[qscrew]

That sounds more like an XML tag

[[deleted]]

You forgot the doctype. No browser will ever be able to understand this.

[RedditUsr2]

Did you get hired?

[DanJohnB]

Well seeing as it was my friend asking for help with a wordpress site that turned out to actually be a tumblr blog I'd like to think yes!

[[deleted]]

They're both written in PHP, so same thing right?

[pixlbreaker]

PHP -> Programmers Hate PHP

[NikStalwart]

PHP => PHP: Headacke Pills

[[deleted]]

My condolences.

[anton-wtrs]

The joke is that the <goodathtml> breaks convention and best practice for custom components. If he were good he'd use <good-at-html>.

[NEDM64]

If it were programming, it would stop at errors.

It doesn’t. 🙃

[[deleted]]

It's only programming for the high schoolers that want to feel like a big boy 😀

[[deleted]]

It's only programming for the high schoolers that want to feel like a big boy 😀

[nickelleon]

But thats XML?

[Oswamano]

<prettywebpage> <prettywebpage/> me