Write HTML Like It's 1999

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Post by bradley_taunt » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 5:42 PM UTC

Write HTML Like It's 1999
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Re: Write HTML Like It's 1999

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Post by josteink » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 6:22 PM UTC

> I’ve found a pretty simple starting point for testing the bones of a website by using the following single line of CSS

Or just use Firefox. The built in CSS-designer/debugger has a button to do just this on demand.

Browser-suggestions aside, I really agree with the sentiment of this article. That’s how I like to build sites and solutions when not forced to use some other framework or approach.

Re: Write HTML Like It's 1999

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Post by whalesalad » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 6:28 PM UTC

Instead of a border I tend to have a debug helper that adds a 1px outline of cyan or pink. To get the “bones” of a component or page.

Good advice. Definitely sounds like captain obvious but it’s also something I think needs to be said.

Re: Write HTML Like It's 1999

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Post by enlyth » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 6:33 PM UTC

I feel like there's strong friction between HTML trying to semantically describe the structure of a page page and JS frameworks where you try to build custom reusable components which might not fall into the rigid structure defined by classic HTML.

Re: Write HTML Like It's 1999

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Post by Causality1 » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 6:34 PM UTC

My God that page is beautiful. Over half the vertical space is content without me touching anything. No banner bar asking me to install some bullshit mobile app. No 800-pixel panel at the bottom telling me what a cookie is. No incredibly obnoxious warning that I only have one more free article before the wisdom of the ages is lost to me so I'd better cough up five bucks.

Re: Write HTML Like It's 1999

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Post by devin » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 6:37 PM UTC

I’m a little confused by the title. Wasn’t nav introduced in HTML5?

Anyway, agree with what’s being said here. K.I.S.S.

Re: Write HTML Like It's 1999

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Post by pvitz » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 6:40 PM UTC

After reading the title, I thought I would see a proposal to use mostly tables instead of divs for designing websites again...

Re: Write HTML Like It's 1999

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Post by justjonathan » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 6:40 PM UTC

It is embarrassing, but I only know how to write HTML like it’s 1999. The last new thing I learned was an iframe, the kids tell me CSS something I should learn...

Re: Write HTML Like It's 1999

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Post by dillonmckay » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 6:42 PM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #3

Instead of a border I tend to have a debug helper that adds a 1px outline of cyan or pink. To get the “bones” of a component or page. Good advice. Definitely sounds like captain obvious but it’s also something I think needs to be said.

I also make the body background pink and the outline a different color.

Re: Write HTML Like It's 1999

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Post by isostatic » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 6:43 PM UTC

justjonathan wrote: post #8

It is embarrassing, but I only know how to write HTML like it’s 1999. The last new thing I learned was an iframe, the kids tell me CSS something I should learn...

nah, newfangled stuff, cross browser compatability issues, not worth it - it won't catch on