On Monday, 16 September 2013 at 16:49:25 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu
wrote:
On 9/16/13 9:44 AM, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
I noticed the change: dd -> div. This is bad, because it
reduces semantics.
The change was from unqualified <dd> to <div class="param">.
Big difference.
Now you're arguing that <dd class="param"> is better than <div
class="param">. This is more interesting, and I'd like to get
convinced one way or another.
For my part I prefer the minimal commitment of <div> - just
leave it to the style to decide how to go about things. So I
have minimal hardcoding of semantics in the generated html, and
maximum flexibility in the CSS - I can get to hide the thing
altogether, or format it in ways that are very different from
classic <dd>.
Your example is: i -> span class="param". This is good,
because it
improves semantics.
Great.
Andrei
Why not just make every element a div with a class in that case?
There is a reason HTML 4 offered many element types and HTML 5
expanded this even more so. It improves code readability and has
other benefits beyond that including assisting screen readers and
other accessibility services for disabled people.
http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2013/01/18/the-importance-of-sections/
