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Uggg, completely agree. Once, long long ago, servers on the world wide web simply sent me data (text, links, and maybe images) and I could format how I pleased
by jdthomas 15y ago
Uggg, completely agree.
Once, long long ago, servers on the world wide web simply sent me data (text, links, and maybe images) and I could format how I pleased client side. I think we have gotten too far away from that original model. (These days I have to run your client side code to download to insert text in the DOM. On top of some ugly background. With margins unusable on my devices. If you want to serve me some text, just send the damn text).
Yes, it is nice that a web designer can suggest to my client how that text might best be rendered, but when it comes down to it I actually know how I want to read a document; hint: it probably doesn't match your layout.
[ / end rant ]
* Yes, I understand _actual_ applications exist on the web now; rant applies only to "articles"