The Ohsome Inc Blog

Tables used to be the standard for building and laying out websites. In the 1990’s and early 2000’s, css was not widely supported in browsers, so using tables for layout became a popular way to ensure cross-browser consistency.  However, as browsers progressed and css became more widely supported, separating the layout from the content proved to have all sorts of advantages. Today, most websites use css to handle the layout of their site while leaving the content in the html.  Yet, there are some that are left in the past because they have either failed to update their website in the past 8 years or their website developer never bothered to learn css.  Either way, using tables for layout is a big “no no”.  Here’s why: (more…)