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My daughter (7 years old) used HTML to make a website

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Re: My daughter (7 years old) used HTML to make a website

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Post by dchest »

isoprophlex wrote: post #33
dchest wrote: post #26

Width and height must be specified without units (although looks like browsers accept it, probably by ignoring the unit). IMG tags are self-closing, so you can omit The dog picture has wrong aspect ratio. The dog is squeezed! It should be 620 × 349 or, if 500 width or 400 height is needed, there's a good mathematical task to calculate the size of the other side. No need for / in HTML. unicorn.html unicorncopy.html Pa…

Is this code review of HTML written by a 7 year old too hackernews, or just hackernews enough? Who can tell!

Yes.

Re: My daughter (7 years old) used HTML to make a website

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Post by gravpuse »

dchest wrote: post #26

Width and height must be specified without units (although looks like browsers accept it, probably by ignoring the unit). IMG tags are self-closing, so you can omit The dog picture has wrong aspect ratio. The dog is squeezed! It should be 620 × 349 or, if 500 width or 400 height is needed, there's a good mathematical task to calculate the size of the other side. No need for / in HTML. unicorn.html unicorncopy.html Pa…

The concept of "Connection Before Correction" emphasizes creating a positive relationship and safe learning environment before addressing mistakes.

Re: My daughter (7 years old) used HTML to make a website

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Post by fintler »

saghul wrote: post #10

Love it! The background is awesome! The 90s / early 2000s vibes this gives! Looks straight out of geocities and I love it. Great work Naya!

She picked the image from a search and download it, then I had her open it up in Preview and set the transparency. Worked out well.

Re: My daughter (7 years old) used HTML to make a website

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Post by dchest »

_def wrote: post #39
dchest wrote: post #26

Width and height must be specified without units (although looks like browsers accept it, probably by ignoring the unit). IMG tags are self-closing, so you can omit The dog picture has wrong aspect ratio. The dog is squeezed! It should be 620 × 349 or, if 500 width or 400 height is needed, there's a good mathematical task to calculate the size of the other side. No need for / in HTML. unicorn.html unicorncopy.html Pa…

And still with all of that it completely serves its purpose

The dog page should be banned in the EU because it doesn’t disclose that the picture has been digitally altered, promoting impossible beauty standards for pets.

Re: My daughter (7 years old) used HTML to make a website

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Post by Vt71fcAqt7 »

This is actually better than 90% of websites today: loads fast, no nav bars, no position: sticky, no cookie popups, no ads. The content is informative and straight to the point. A website worthy to be the inverse of the much ignored related guideline:

>Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.

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