[ale] Creating a website (semi-rant)

[Jay Lozier]

On 12/13/2011 10:02 AM, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
> On 12/13/2011 09:57 AM, Rich Faulkner wrote:
>> PS>   I'm not a big fan of CSS so I use that very sparingly...
> I would recommend that you seriously get to be a fan of CSS.  It makes
> the HTML and JavaScript both much simpler to maintain, plus it gives you
> the ability to make sweeping changes in presentation on a single site
> with the same HTML.
>
> For a (contrived, extreme) example of why this is a good thing, check
> out this site:
>
>     http://www.csszengarden.com/
>
> Now, I'm not saying that you need to be that extreme in your own use of
> CSS, but it lends itself well to making drastic changes for not only
> different main site themes, but for presentation on mobile devices,
> tablets, and the printed page itself.  The judicious use of CSS can make
> the difference between printing 100+ pages from the content displayed on
> the page in the browser and only the two or three pages that you really
> wanted to print in the first place, or the difference between being able
> to use a site on a mobile phone and not.
>
> 	--- Mike
>
>
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I believe HTML5 tries to force the use of CSS. Properly used CSS makes 
handling look and feel much easier across a site.

-- 
Jay Lozier
jslozier at gmail.com

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