why and not ?

Question

This is one of those things that you read once, say \"aha!\" and then forget. Exactly my case.

Why is the line-break tag in xhtml preferentially written with a space

Answer 1

Both are correct. But I would use
just to keep my code consistent... because I would never write

instead of

just to save a byte... and the second version is imho better readable. But that's just a matter of taste. Do it as you like, but do it consistent :-)