domgblackwell

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by domgblackwell 15y ago
Possibly - I won't know until I've played with the code a bit. But it seems to me that Susy has brought a simple but extremely powerful idea to implementing front-end code - instead of using a presentational element and layout-related class
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by domgblackwell 15y ago
Although - the implementations used in Bootstrap could be translated to a more semantic approach by using SASS or LESS mixins instead of classes. This is the approach used by the Susy grid system included with Compass. I see Bootstrap as a
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by domgblackwell 16y ago
I second that. Good front-end coding, just like good graphic design is a real skill not a cheap commodity. I don't see who has gained from this exercise except as an example of how not to get your website made.
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by domgblackwell 16y ago
You might study architecture if you want to be able to understand the buildings you see in places you travel to. Just as not everyone who studies the history of art wants to be a painter...
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by domgblackwell 16y ago
This is very true - despite phrases like 'colour theory' aesthetic quality is not a matter of fact. Colour choices are not only subjective they are also highly context-dependent. You can completely transform the appearance of a set of colou
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by domgblackwell 17y ago
Exactly. Cold fusion is not necessarily 'junk science' but until someone uses it to generate net energy it is an interesting theoretical idea rather than solid science on which real world technology can be built.
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by domgblackwell 17y ago
Here is some material (some a bit old, last one is a video): http://linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2001/11/29/ruby.html http://www.artima.com/intv/ruby.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEkJvvGEtB4
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by domgblackwell 17y ago
Possibly. Yukihiro Matsumoto created Ruby which has an essential simplicity even if it can be used in cryptic ways...
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by domgblackwell 18y ago
I think they mean Bill Gosper [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gosper ]...