Someone told me that designing with tables is an old school practice. CSS coding has replaced tables because it has cleaner coding and is better for SEO. Is this true? Are tables really a thing of the past? I see tables on many big time sites...or is this person correct. Is everyone accomplishing their looks with CSS tricks instead of tables?

I'm still using tables. Old habits die hard!

haha, so am I thats why I asked. I dont have a full understanding of CSS. Web design really isnt my thing. I just sort of fell into it on my free time then 1 thing lead to another

Hey Tahj...tables are history in terms of web standards. I have a feeling that it'll be a long time before they vanish though. Once you start playing with CSS, it becomes pretty clear and fairly easy. CSS also creates much cleaner code because the structure and design is separated from the content.