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You have been working with (X)HTML and CSS for anywhere from 1-4 years. You prefer front end development because you're creative and visual and have a good eye for design . You write standards-compliant / semantic (X)HTML and CSS without Googling the syntax or using WYSIWYG editors. You understand the difference between standards mode and quirks mode . You know what the box model hack is and what versions of IE it works for. You may love Firebug because it saves your life or you are so good you don't need it. You can use Gimp, Fireworks or Photoshop to cut up images and are handy with designing an icon or two in a pinch. You are not uncomfortable working in the context of a complex Java web application even if you don't understand its intricacies. You won't get scared off by scripting markup like Velocity or JQuery showing up in the code here and there. You are a self starter who loves working with technology and you stay up late putting the finishing touches o...

Quirks Mode is a mode of operation of web browsers such as Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, and Opera. Basically, Quirks Mode (also called Compatibility Mode) means that a relatively modern browser in ten tio nal ly simulates many bugs in older browsers, especially IE 4 and IE 5. Quirks Mode is a mode of operation of web browsers such as Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, and Opera. Basically, Quirks Mode (also called Compatibility Mode) means that a relatively modern browser in ten tio nal ly simulates many bugs in older browsers, especially IE 4 and IE 5. Quirks Mode is triggered by doctype sniffing, also known as doctype switching. This means that the browser inspects the start of an HTML document to see whether it contains a doctype declaration as required by HTML specifications. The purpose of Quirks Mode is to make old pages to display as their author intended. Old pages may have been written to utilize known features of old browsers or at least to adapt to them. For more informat...