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Wouldn't it be easier to just go back to using HTML tables and <font>, <i>, <b>, and <blink> tags? I know this comes off snarky, but there is a reason why we tr
by jameslk 11y ago
Wouldn't it be easier to just go back to using HTML tables and <font>, <i>, <b>, and <blink> tags? I know this comes off snarky, but there is a reason why we try to keep the presentation layer out of the structure, as much of a burden as it is. A long time ago, that enlightenment began for me with csszengarden.com and I have never gone back.
- andrewmcwatters 11y agoOn a similar note, remember XHTML? Remember the industry widely agreeing HTML wasn't XML? Sure there's the structure portion of that equation, but now custom tags are commonplace and it's almost like we're back where we started, but now people have changed their stance. It's hard to read the industry when people are throwing out thorough progressive enhancement in favor of thick client SPAs, when not too long ago people praised development practices that ensured JavaScript was not a necessity for experiencing the web. I feel like we nearly had everything perfect, but then new frameworks and tooling came around and challenged these things. We're in a better place now I think, but we've left behind some great development practices, too.