ergophobe - 9:47 pm on Nov 20, 2009 (gmt 0)

>>XHTML or fail.

Why XHTML? Is anyone here actually creating XHTML pages served up as application/xhtml (otherwise it's really just HTML with obligatory closing tags isn't it)? If not, is it because of inadequate browsers?

Honestly, I don't speak XML and I really don't keep up on this sort of thing anymore. I think of XHTML as pretty much a failed experiment and HTML5 as showing a lot more promise for a usable web in the long run.

So at the risk of exposing my ignorance, why should I care about XHTML? Or actually, wrong question - why should I prioritize XHTML 1.? support over HTML5?