Recently I had some people come to my site searching for "what makes divs so great" (Yes, big brother is watching your moves! MUHAHAHA!) I didn't think any of my articles made that completely clear though - so here are 4 reasons why div tags are so great.

1. Faster page loads. Using div tags instead of tables make your pages smaller and faster to download. Although not the main thing for speed, it does help.

2. More maintainable. HTML layouts made with div tags are much easier to read, understand, and maintain. That's good for you.
3. Styleable. div tags are great when it comes time for css!

4. The real gurus use them. And for these good reasons too!

But wait! What if I use a WYSIWYG editor like dreamweaver? Why does it matter?

Point #1 aside, if you are serious about web development, you shouldn't be using a WYSIWYG editor.

So if those aren't good enough reasons to use div tags... I don't know what is. Cause those are what makes them great! (well not so much #4...)