Comments on: Is code validation really that important? http://www.tomhaczewski.co.uk/2009/09/05/is-code-validation-really-that-important/ Home of Tom Haczewski, Creative Web Developer Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:28:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Haczewski http://www.tomhaczewski.co.uk/2009/09/05/is-code-validation-really-that-important/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Tom Haczewski Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:46:28 +0000 http://www.tomhaczewski.co.uk/?p=51#comment-14 You're right - Google doesn't validate, and they bytes they save are crucially important. On average, Google handles 91 million searches per day, and for their infrastructure to cope (and as mentioned on my next post, be as fast as possible to beat competition) they have to conserve as much as possible. The difference is that Google have done this on purpose - they haven't slacked off or forgotten to validate, it's a calculated move which has a real impact on their service. So you're definitely right that it doesn't validate - but it's for a good reason. Plus, Google pretty much rule the internets, and I'm not going to argue with them! You’re right – Google doesn’t validate, and they bytes they save are crucially important. On average, Google handles 91 million searches per day, and for their infrastructure to cope (and as mentioned on my next post, be as fast as possible to beat competition) they have to conserve as much as possible.

The difference is that Google have done this on purpose – they haven’t slacked off or forgotten to validate, it’s a calculated move which has a real impact on their service.

So you’re definitely right that it doesn’t validate – but it’s for a good reason. Plus, Google pretty much rule the internets, and I’m not going to argue with them!

]]> By: Worz http://www.tomhaczewski.co.uk/2009/09/05/is-code-validation-really-that-important/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Worz Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:32:51 +0000 http://www.tomhaczewski.co.uk/?p=51#comment-13 An example of a website not validating their code is probably the best known...google. They say the bytes that are saved by not closing certain tags on their pages is important. I'll leave you to make up you mind on that one. An example of a website not validating their code is probably the best known…google.

They say the bytes that are saved by not closing certain tags on their pages is important. I’ll leave you to make up you mind on that one.

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