Site Validator

[tonynoriega]

is W3C the ultimate in site validation?

im having conflicting opinions on how many validation errors my site has.

thanks

[rocknbil]

My two (U.S.) cents, they set the standards, their validator is the most accurate - however, it DOES get it wrong sometimes. Example, I have seen errors pointing at the doctype line itself that were actually located elsewhere. Their parser does get it wrong on occasion.

It's important to understand the that a single error can cascade down tripping off other errors. A missing quote on an attribute can cause 20 or 30 errors on a page - fix the one, you fix them all.

I do pre-validate using the validator in Homesite. Basically it's the same engine, it just pre-validated before uploading, saving tons of time.

Additionally when a Javascript fails, or something doesn't render as expected, first thing I do is hit the validator, saving hours of time poring through a workaround.

[ebby]

well if the doctype is not the first line than it's not valid...