Divs Vs Tables

Discussion in 'Web Development and Programming' started by NBK*Twitch, Feb 11, 2010.

  1. NBK*Twitch

    NBK*Twitch Regular Member

    Joined:
    Dec 17, 2009
    Messages:
    235
    Likes Received:
    0
    So this old debate ... which do you like more?

    I prefer DIV tags as it makes coding so much easier.
     
  2. gerdonhanry

    gerdonhanry Regular Member

    Joined:
    Feb 19, 2010
    Messages:
    6
    Likes Received:
    0
    Tables and DIV’s are an intrinsic part of web design. Web developers have decreased the usage of tables and made a gradual increase in DIV usage to reduce the complexity in coding and increase semantic standards in their layouts. I like to use the DIV tags because it's simpler and the loading time seems to be faster.
     
  3. roughcut

    roughcut Regular Member

    Joined:
    Dec 29, 2009
    Messages:
    14
    Likes Received:
    0

    What they said!! :=):

    I remember when I use to use table sfor layout and no matter what browser you looked in they always looked different. Dont get me wrong i still get this with CSS but I find it much easier to fix than I did with tables!
     
  4. Ferron

    Ferron Regular Member

    Joined:
    Mar 1, 2010
    Messages:
    37
    Likes Received:
    4
    I have an old web design book that basically said if you master tables, the sky's the limit. I now laugh when I look at that because it couldn't be further from the truth. Tables are for tabular data only. Divs are currently for layout. I say currently because HTML5 introduces tags like <header>, <navigation>,<aside>, and <footer> that will entirely change the way we code sites.
     
  5. Lukas

    Lukas Regular Member

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2010
    Messages:
    17
    Likes Received:
    0
    Divs are what I use to code with, and they are much more effective than tables as they produce the results you want in a much more effective manor.
     

Share This Page