html - Divs vs tables for tabular data

Question

Yes, another divs vs tables questions...

I read all over the place that "try to use divs instead of tables", but I have an application that displays data that is tabular, basically my entire web application displays tables (with different columns and data) but everything is tabular... Should I use struggle to use divs? If yes, why?

Answer 1

Use tables for tabular data. The knock against tables has been when they've been used solely for layout purposes. They have their own purpose, and it's tabular data. Divs have no semantic meaning, and shouldn't be used for tabular data.