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by simonw 5981 days ago
Forgetting to use a DOCTYPE is a bad idea, since it throws most browsers in to "quirks" mode meaning they won't render things according to the published standards. That makes debugging problems a whole lot harder since you first have to work out if the bug relates to quirks mode v.s. standards mode, and quirks mode problems are far less widely documented.
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Given my html as described above, what would you recommend to use for the DOCTYPE line?
<!DOCTYPE html>

easy to remember and triggers standards mode

Looks redundant, but easy. Thanks.