> But we're talking about what became easier, right? Not about what became more ideologically correct, semantic, etc.
Then think of it this way: it became easier to make the content/UI both good looking and fully accessible (e.g. to screen reader users, for whom layout tables are indeed a hindrance).
I think the same applies to the other hoops to jump through; they're solving a real problem, just perhaps one that doesn't directly affect many of us so we tend to ignore it.
Then think of it this way: it became easier to make the content/UI both good looking and fully accessible (e.g. to screen reader users, for whom layout tables are indeed a hindrance).
I think the same applies to the other hoops to jump through; they're solving a real problem, just perhaps one that doesn't directly affect many of us so we tend to ignore it.