By mswatcher
via linux-mag.com
Published: Apr 14 2009 / 17:56
I hate writing HTML. Wait. Let me rephrase that. I hate writing and reading HTML.
Compared to Ruby, Perl, and even SQL code, HTML is just so… verbose. Crafting open and close tags is taxing; nesting is error prone; and it’s difficult to simply glance at HTML to grok its purpose. CSS is even worse.
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MCII replied ago:
"I hate writing HTML."
Switch jobs. Become a plumber.
mknutty replied ago:
Why? Why not let it be an output format? I am not agreeing with the solution, just the problem.
amphi replied ago:
The article isn't accessible without JS. (Well, one can quickly hide that overlay div with Firebug, but that's not how things should be.)
ilazarte replied ago:
snore. oh look its 2005 again.
killerweb replied ago:
Wiki tagging drives me crazy. In some ways it simplified code, in other ways it's just more work. I'm amazed at how much time is wasted on replacing code with code with the thought that it made code simpler. Every level of abstraction brings another level of maintenance complexity.
There is a difference between simplifying code because it changes the target audience, Example: assembler to basic. But when your target is the same, you will only annoy them. BTW this goes for frameworks too. JQuery is a great example of providing so much that it changes the audience, web developers love JQuery, even the ones that don't know scripting well.
dezobi.net replied ago:
@killerweb Good point!!
mcnaz replied ago:
"Click here to skip this or wait 15 seconds."... and nothing else... so down voted.
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