I am aware that this idea is (essentially) a given and in some circumstances required for our assignments, but…
Wow, is that page helpful! We are only a couple weeks in but I’ve really started to utilize and appreciate the importance of the HTML validator this week. This time, I really chased down every single possible mistake that the validator identified and the fixes I made immediately showed a huge difference in not only my code (of course), but the way that my page looked and its overall structure. I now feel much more confident as we step into the CSS styling phase of our HTML markup pages very soon.
Not only that, but fixing the mistakes have already taught me a lot about the tiny mistakes I tend to make often, like forgetting to include a closing tag on <img> tags after adding the file and alt text. Understanding how I can never accidentally put a <p> within a <ul> at the bottom in my <footer> section of the page is an obvious mistake that I now know to never make again. Not only that, but the detailed description of each error makes finding these mistakes easy to find and easy to fix (and, fun!). I also love that it tells you exactly what you did wrong and how and why it breaks the ‘rules’.
The best part of it all? The rewarding feeling seeing this message at the end.
Thank you, Professor Mead for teaching us about this site.