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Why I Don't Use Netscape (1999)

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Re: Why I Don't Use Netscape (1999)

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Post by tannhaeuser »

> Featurism is usually inverse proportional to content, and those who have content generally value being readable.

(as related to features such as HTML frames and tables)

Thanks for this quote attributed to Bernd Paysan I can now cite rather than formulating this over and over (for CSS grids, subgrids, columns, flexbox, functions, variables/custom properties and whatnot).

Re: Why I Don't Use Netscape (1999)

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Post by badsectoracula »

tannhaeuser wrote: post #2

> Featurism is usually inverse proportional to content, and those who have content generally value being readable. (as related to features such as HTML frames and tables) Thanks for this quote attributed to Bernd Paysan I can now cite rather than formulating this over and over (for CSS grids, subgrids, columns, flexbox, functions, variables/custom properties and whatnot).

I can understand frames, but tables are useful even for plain text content and even lynx and emacs (eww, not w3, not sure if they are related though) have support for them.

Re: Why I Don't Use Netscape (1999)

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Post by rrwo »

NotYourLawyer wrote: post #3

My modern version of this is browsing with JavaScript disabled. Most of the sites that don’t work weren’t worth my time anyway.

I disagree. Using AJAX to hit internal APIs to load or update content improves performance of the site, and can make it easier to maintain.
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