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		ehutch79 on Nov 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Something is wrong with this picture. Switching to a new inferior technology simply because it's hip is not a good way to evolve technology.

Fluxx on Nov 8, 2011 [–]

Using semantic HTML and CSS to design pages is certainly not a "hip" technology. It's use case and benefits, while not perfect[1] are well understood and proven. It's not a "broken" use case, like using tables for layout are.

[1] highly interactive web apps.

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