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Multiple Forms With Input Fields With The Same Name Attribute? Good Or Bad?

Is it an acceptable practice to have multiple HTML forms on a page with input fields that share the same …

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Can I use non existing CSS classes?

I have a table where I show/hide a full column by jQuery via a CSS class that doesn't exist: &…

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Does HTML5 ban th cells from tbody?

I have the following markup as a part of a Razor view: <table> <caption>Presidents</…

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Why can't I have a numeric value as the ID of an element?

Working on a project, nearly finished and just tidying up the HTML and I find out that you're not really …

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Is it ok to use <strong> in place of <b> blindly?

Note: I know <b> is presentational and <span style="font-weight:bold> is a better way, and &…

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HTML: In a select, is it required that the value attribute of each option be unique?

Are the any requirements in the HTML spec that say the values of the options in a select must be …

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Is it good practice to add a php include of the head section in my pages?

I am creating my portfolio site and I am wanting to include the head section as a php include on …

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UI best practice question: Cancel button or Cancel link

I have a discussion with a colleague about what the "web standard" is for canceling in an form. In our …

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How long may parameters in a get request be?

I am currently programming an API that gets passed data via get parameters so I was wondering if the total …

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Does a standard for errors / error codes exist?

I am currently writing an API / some clients for chess games. The developers should access the API via one script (…

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