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   Message 162,990 of 164,974   
   DFS to Beej Jorgensen   
   Re: The Web (HTML) Sux   
   04 Jan 26 19:08:42   
   
   From: nospam@dfs.com   
      
   On 12/22/2025 7:48 PM, Beej Jorgensen wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > Diego Garcia   wrote:   
   >> There is only pure and unadulterated information, which is after all   
   >> the primary purpose of the Web.   
   >   
   > To be fair, though, PDFs aren't just pure information--there's a ton of   
   > layout data in there, too. XML would be purer. And, arguably, HTML is   
   > purer data.   
   >   
   >> So who needs ridiculous HTML anymore?   
   >   
   > Screen readers, for one.   
      
      
   Hey Beej,   
      
   I recognize your name - I see your Guides used frequently in computer   
   science curriculums.   
      
   https://beej.us/guide/   
      
      
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