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The DOCTYPE switch is a relatively late use of DOCTYPE, and in its truest essence, we can look at this switching mechanism as a hack.
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The DOCTYPE switch came about when two box models co-existed in IE, and a means of empowering authors to choose was attached to the DOCTYPE.
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In validation, DOCTYPE's role is to allow the validator to compare your declared document with the related DTD and provide results.
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DOCTYPE was originally a passive means of declaring document type, eventually tied to Document Type Definitions.
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@YannPdeM Thank you! And now I have added you as you are very smart and got everything right ;)
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Would it be worthwhile to write a book on the history of our languages and philosophies? I fear it wouldn't make a fucking difference.
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The DOCTYPE is a declaration whose syntax is derived directly from SGML. It is NOT HTML. It is also not XHTML.
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All false, @joshkallmeyer. But you I can forgive. You're 14 years old.
@m_strehl That would be an *excellent* hiring filter wouldn't it?
True or False: The DOCTYPE is an HTML element whose purpose is to switch browsers from quirks to standards mode.
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Entertainment is always available. Pick up a musical instrument-make one out of branches. Preventing access to knowledge oppresses humanity.
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@customAnything haha, how long have you been following me? Sometimes I go for days ;)
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In other news, I have discovered after a lifetime of trying and failing, I can actually raise one eyebrow now.
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@frankjonen yeah, that's pretty f'd up. 50k to build an iPad app rather than spending 1k to have a scalable, accessible site? Fools.
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@MurraySilber Hallelujah, brother. Sing it with me in harmony now ;)
@aral "optimized" - does that mean equivalents are also available? The business world now thinks there's only iOS and maybe Android.
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