Space Before Closing Slash?

Question

I\'ve frequently seen a space preceding the closing slash in XML and HTML tags. The XHTML line break is probably the canonical example:

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Answer 1

The space just makes the tags more readable. I am a big proponent of formatting for more readable code. Little things like that go a long way. Without the space the closing tag blends in with the opening tag. It takes just an instant longer for me to process it as I am quickly reading the code.