a) Agree
b) It's fast? More markup = faster? Definitely not the case
c) You mention HTML5 & CSS3 which some browsers don't have full support for but considering none of those features would be required for HN I don't understand this point at all. How far back to you need to go to find a browser that doesn't support "background-color"?
d) Why is this a pro?
e) What context would it not be considered overkill? Completely arbitrary decision.
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a) Agree b) It's fast? More markup = faster? Definitely not the case c) You mention HTML5 & CSS3 which some browsers don't have full support for but considering none of those features would be required for HN I don't understand this point at all. How far back to you need to go to find a browser that doesn't support "background-color"? d) Why is this a pro? e) What context would it not be considered overkill? Completely arbitrary decision.