This is our seventh and last post on XHTML/HTML. With this post we want to draw some conclusions with regards to all the information that was provided.
HTML and XHTML offer very similar functionality in terms of describing and marking up documents for the web. XHTML has a number of advantages in terms of its interoperability with other markup documents, and its consistent syntax.
A few years ago, it seemed clear that XHTML would be the “future of the web”, but more recently, HTML has grown in popularity, as browser support for XHTML has often not kept pace with developments. The competition on who is going to be more popular is still open. even if we believe XHTML has some definite advantages.
But if you’re ready to make the transition from HTML to XHTML, you’ll want to check out Aggiorno – a plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio that has embedded knowledge about the differences between HTML and XHTML – to make your transition easier. It automatically targets XHTML 1.0 Transitional documents and makes sure your pages are error-free and up-to-date before going on to offer additional improvements, such as improving accessibility, automatically upgrading table layouts to use CSS and extracting master pages from sites with similar formatting.
